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Matthew Ketchell

Newcastle-Arsenal VAR debacle: Sure ‘the process was correct’… but it still wasn’t very good

Newcastle player Joelinton (l) challenges Arsenal defender Gabriel in the build up to the Newcastle winning goal as goalscorer Anthony Gordon (c) looks on during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on November 04, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Four minutes watching and listening to five people unpick three, possibly four infringements. Captivating but also, chaotic. 

"The process was correct," Howard Webb told Michael Owen while discussing Anthony Gordon’s goal vs Arsenal during Match Officials Mic’d Up, a Premier League Productions programme that analyses big VAR decisions. Some will agree with Webb, some won’t, but I think most will agree that the process is far from slick.

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