:EFL: :pl: ⚽ Other Games this Week - Season 25/26

A lot of mongs will be celebrating Ben White probably doing a ligament

Missed that bit…

Wowza

VAR..

West ham have equalised in the 5th minute of injury time but VAR checking for the next hour

Fair goal but they’re going to disallow it…I betcha.

Bollocks

..see crooks…fuckin’ crooks

Surely the Rugby tackle on the West ham player makes it a penalty ?

That took 20+ views
That is not clear and obvious, that is looking for an excuse

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It’s football it’s played in real time not a freeze frame at a time. :lou_facepalm_2:

There were several other fouls being committed as that corner came across, they could have picked out any incident apart from the mele involving both keepers, but they chose the one to favour cancelling the goal. No ref has the balls to say fuck off to VAR.

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It’s Pablo’s arm but his shirt is being pulled by at least two Arse players so who is being fouled…all of them!

You can’t blame him for taking his time. He had to get this right.

England spent two minutes 41 seconds poring over every angle of the footage, checking the possible foul, the potential penalties.

We have seen pushing, shoving, grabbing and pulling on corners all season. Goalkeepers have been pressuring and harried too.

Is this different? Crucially, it was.

Arsenal have been the kings of it all season, crowding and surrounding goalkeepers at corners, finding ways to create space and score goals from set-pieces.

That they benefit from it in such a crucial way won’t be lost on some.

But it is hard to argue that the Spain international was not impeded. Without the foul contact by Pablo, Raya would surely have had a simple catch.

Pablo had his arm across Raya and he was holding on to the goalkeeper’s left arm too.

England checked the other possible fouls too, by Trossard on Pablo and Rice on Summerville.

Importantly, the first foul that had a direct impact on play was Pablo on Raya. You cannot give a penalty for a foul that may come after this.

England had to get that right - and he did.

Referee Kavanagh spent one minute 15 seconds at the monitor. He too would have known the consequences of his final decision.

In total, four minutes 11 seconds potentially deciding the title and the final relegation place.

If it takes that long, can it really be clear and obvious? That is the wrong way to look at it. With such a huge, season-defining call, take as long as necessary to make sure you are getting it right.

That’s a fair assessment

How can Millwall have half an end empty?

Most of their Ultras are having to report to the local Police stations on match days.

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Have the hull fans done that really gay tiger thing yet

Hull take the lead 64 minutes

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Good goal that

Spurs are 1 up against Leeds so looks like West Ham are doomed

Looks like Millwall have left their legs in the first half