The Premier League have made it clear why Kai Havertz’s late goal for Arsenal was disallowed against Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium.
It was a match that the Gunners looked like winning comfortable at one stage but two goals from Villa in the second half completely turned around the match.
Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins scored in the second half for Unai Emery’s side to ruin the party for Arsenal.
The controversial moment of the match came late in the match when when a shot had deflected off Havertz and went straight in to the net.
Arsenal players started celebrating what they thought would be a legitimate goal but the referee called them back and after a VAR check, their goal was disallowed because of the ball hitting Havertz’s hand.
The Premier League have since issued a statement on their X account, revealing why the goal was disallowed.
The Premier League’s Match Centre account posted:
“The Arsenal goal was awarded on-field. The VAR established that the ball hit Havertz’s arm immediately before entering the goal and recommended that the goal was disallowed.”
#ARSAVL – 88’ VAR OVERTURN
The Arsenal goal was awarded on-field. The VAR established that the ball hit Havertz’s arm immediately before entering the goal and recommended that the goal was disallowed.
— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) January 18, 2025
Arsenal collapse in second half sums up their season
The Gunners once again missed a number of chances to finish off the game and it later cost them two points in the Premier League title race.
Meanwhile Liverpool won their match with two late goals from Darwin Nunez and consolidated their position in the title race.
It was a match that showed that the Gunners need depth in their squad as the only attacking option that came from the bench was Raheem Sterling.
No wonder they are looking to sign an attacker this month and have been linked with a move for Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon as well Yoane Wissa of Brentford.
The talk of the referees are pointless because there are never a time they will agreed that the made a mistake both those retired they are all the same what Ollie Watkins said is the beginning of the reality not because it favored his team but because he want to be honest which is lacking in the referees one day it will come to the open because they have a referee that they always bank on whenever he is on the pitch they stakes it as a draw by the way have you exer seen a referee admit that he is wrong or his fellow referees are wrong they will not because they are perfect but one they will receive it hot and it will forever be history referees are dragging football to be ragged even the FA are in conspiracy with them where do they manufactured this their rules many of them have not played amateur talk of professional soccer yet everyday they will tell us about the rules last year a player have told them that the ball went outside the pitch before it was played back to field did they are and it was against Arsenal now a player have said the goal Karl all Harvatz which they the referee ruled out he did not behave it was right not minding it in their favor they did not agree because it was against Arsenal when the referees saw Arsenal the rules of football changed contesting ball with head to head they awarded a penalty they did it last year or so John Terry even come and told they got wrong did they agreed because it was against Arsenal tell us the position of Simeon’s hand when he jumped all against Arsenal to it seems to me the referees have a hidden agenda behind the scene.
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