The Premier League's Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled the referee and the VAR were correct to award Newcastle United's winning goal against Arsenal.
That’s one way of interpreting it though. The other is that Gabriel is leaving forward to head it back over his head.
It’s a marginal call. You can’t just decide you know exactly what happened and then claim its an outrage! Gabriel himself didn’t even complain about it at the time.
A player with two arms on the back of another player, pushing them downwards, not looking at the ball but looking at the player they are fouling.
Any other circumstances it would be a foul.
We’re not even mentioning that the first point of contact with the ball was that arm, clearly not in a natural position.
Handballs don’t get called if the person who handled it doesn’t score when attacking
That’s one way of interpreting it though. The other is that Gabriel is leaving forward to head it back over his head.
It’s a marginal call. You can’t just decide you know exactly what happened and then claim its an outrage! Gabriel himself didn’t even complain about it at the time.
Bracing himself for when Gabriel flings his head back.
Bruno should have been sent off but that’s not a foul.