Arsenal will contact refereeing physique Professional Ref over the incident wherein Ezri Konsa conceded a penalty in Saturday’s win over Sunderland.
Konsa and Black Cats defender Dan Ballard have been concerned in a bodily change contained in the penalty space wherein the Arsenal defender was adjudged to have fouled the Sunderland captain for extreme holding.
After the sport Gunners supervisor Mikel Arteta criticised the choice, and it’s understood the Premier League champions will maintain talks with the skilled referee’s physique for an evidence as to why the penalty was awarded.
It’s understood Arsenal are eager to keep away from main refereeing choices impacting on outcomes and need readability over how referee John Brooks got here to his determination.
Brooks initially awarded Sunderland the spot-kick on the sphere, and the choice was backed up by the video assistant referee (VAR).
“The referee’s name of penalty to Sunderland for a holding offence by Konsa on Ballard was checked and confirmed by VAR,” learn a press release revealed by the Premier League Match Centre.
However after the sport Arteta mentioned: “This isn’t acceptable at this degree.
“I watched it 20 instances and I can not discover a technique to perceive how they assume to offer a penalty in that state of affairs, or the best way the VAR has to intervene.
“So I do not know what to assume. I am unhappy that we’ve got to debate this after such a lovely sport, that at this degree has the gravity of that. As a result of that modifications the course of the season and it could possibly price you the championship.
“At this degree, with all of the work we put in, this can not occur.”
Match of the Day pundits Ashley Williams and Thomas Frank each mentioned Sunderland shouldn’t have been awarded a penalty, claiming that Arsenal ought to have had a free-kick.
“I believe he is bought it fully flawed,” mentioned Williams. “It is virtually like an ideal hip toss in judo [from Ballard]. By no means is it a penalty.”
