Ivan Toney’s controversial equaliser in Brentford’s draw at Arsenal was not totally investigated by the video assistant referee, the PA information company understands.
The Bees left the Emirates Stadium with a 1-1 draw after Toney headed in from shut vary to cancel out Leandro Trossard’s opener for the Premier League leaders.
The two dropped factors might show expensive for the Gunners as they appear to maintain reigning champions and nearest challengers Manchester City at bay – with Pep Guardiola’s facet the guests to the Emirates on Wednesday evening.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta fumed over the choice to permit Toney’s aim, which went to VAR.
PA understands a block from Ethan Pinnock on Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes as Mathias Jensen swung a free-kick into the field was checked and cleared.
But it’s understood VAR Lee Mason didn’t totally examine an offside name towards Christian Norgaard, who offered the help for Toney’s leveller, with no traces drawn on the display to find out whether or not the Denmark worldwide ought to have been penalised.
PA has approached the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) group answerable for referees for additional remark.
Mason was stood down from VAR duties for a spherical of Premier League fixtures in September after his error noticed Newcastle have a aim disallowed towards Crystal Palace – he’ll uncover if he faces the same destiny when the official appointments for subsequent weekend’s video games are introduced on Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s a tough one to take when they scored the equaliser,” Trossard – who got here off the bench to open the scoring along with his first Arsenal aim – advised the membership’s official web site.
“I think overall we played well. In the first half they had some chances but in the second half we came more into the game, and obviously we scored that goal.
“It’s always a missed opportunity I think if you were leading, especially as we knew what they wanted to do. We know their game plan, that they were strong on set-pieces and that’s how we conceded the goal.
“Overall we have to lift our heads up and there is a game on Wednesday, and luckily it’s quite soon and we can go at it again.”
Brentford head coach Thomas Frank admitted he thought their equaliser was going to be chalked off however felt his facet have been greater than deserving of the end result – which extends their unbeaten league run to 10 video games.
Norgaard echoed the emotions of his supervisor and was happy to chip in with an help – albeit a disputable one.
“We always find it difficult to celebrate a point but I think coming here, at this venue, in the form that Arsenal are in, fighting for the title in the Premier League, I think it’s very impressive,” he stated.
“The way we went forward, the transitions, the way we took our chances from set-pieces – scoring from another set-piece – it really shows that our qualities are getting better, especially in that area.
“After the World Cup, I’ve been involved in quite a lot of these second balls and I’ve had a couple of assists now.
“It’s something that I’ve been focusing on quite a lot, trying to be involved as much as I can on the second balls, so it was nice to get an assist, even though it was close to being offside!”