Everton 1-1 Arsenal: I’ve seen it 15 times, it’s not a penalty – Mikel Arte
A game that was missing from a real flow end 1-1 – Leandro Trossard opening the score for Arsenal before Everton returned through the penalty of Ndiaye coldly taken immediately after the break.
But there were question marks that a foul should have been given when Lewis-Skelly and Harrison met in the box.
The Premier League game center On X explained:, external “The call of the referee’s penalty for the Lewis -Skelly challenge on Harrison was controlled and confirmed by Var – with the contact considered sufficient for a penalty and inside the area.”
Former premier league striker Chris Sutton said on BBC Radio 5 Live: “I think it was a very soft penalty.
“David Moyes will also look at him and agree that the penalty was soft.”
The result means that Arsenal has undergone a potentially fatal blow in their search for the Premier League crown.
Liverpool leaders require only 11 points from the remaining eight games – starting from Fulham Sunday – to guarantee the title.
Arte said about the title match: “We have no margins – it’s so clear. We did enough to win the game but the margins are very small”.
