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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Arsenal victim of major VAR error as Lee Mason FORGOT to draw offside lines for equaliser

Arsenal were the victims of a huge VAR blunder during their 1-1 draw with Brentford at the Emirates as Video Assistant Referee Lee Mason forgot to draw the lines for the Bees' equaliser.

The Gunners thought they had secured a vital victory when January signing Leandro Trossard bagged his first goal for the club, but Ivan Toney's close-range header placed a dent in Arsenal's title hopes. However, it has since emerged Christian Norgaard was in an offside position when he assisted Toney's header.

The equaliser would have been chalked off had the VAR lines been drawn correctly, but Mason allegedly forget to apply all the relevant lines when determining if the goal was a valid one.

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