The Premier League Commission recognized refereeing errors in mediaderland-Arsenal match

The Premier League's Major Incidents Panel has delivered its verdict on a number of controversial refereeing decisions in recent matches. Scandal in the match Arsenal - Sunderland The Commission unanimously recognized that the awarding of a penalty against Arsenal in the match on September 12 was erroneous. It will be recalled that the main referee John Brooks punished the defender of the "Gunners" Ezri Konsa for allegedly delaying Dan Ballard from Sunderland during the corner kick. However, experts noted that the fight was mutual: Ballard was the first to start holding the opponent, which led to the fact that Konsa dragged him behind him, and both players fell. Despite the refereeing blunder, Arsenal kept a clean sheet as goalkeeper David Raya saved Enzo Le Fe's shot from the mark as the reigning champions eventually ran out 2-0 winners. The head coach of the Londoners, Mikel Arteta, was furious with this decision, calling it "unacceptable". The club even appealed to the referee corps for clarification. Interestingly, despite recognizing the referee's decision in the field as wrong, the commission by a majority of votes (3 to 2) supported the actions of the VAR referee Stuart Attwell, who did not intervene in the episode, because the error was not qualified as "clear and obvious". Another high-profile incident was Erling Holland's winning goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 13 September. The commission unanimously concluded that this ball should have been canceled. Enzo Fernandez, while offside, attempted to play the ball and directly affected the defender's and goalkeeper's ability to clear the threat. No action was taken in this incident.