Even Ian Wright thinks Arsenal made two bad decisions in Bournemouth win
Ian Wright admitted Arsenal got lucky with two poor decisions against Bournemouth.
The Gunners maintained their title with a 3-0 win over the Cherries, albeit with some controversial calls.
Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead from the penalty spot just before half-time after Kai Havertz won a penalty.
The German star was brought down inside the box by goalkeeper Mark Travers and after a VAR review the penalty was not overturned.
As Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice made it 3-0, Bournemouth had a goal disallowed from Antoine Semenyo, with Dominic Solanke adjudged to have fouled David Raya.
As a result, the goal was scored – and VAR again decided not to intervene in the decision on the pitch, despite the soft nature of the free kick.
Bournemouth also appealed for a foul on Philip Billing in the same phase of play.
By taking X, even Arsenal legend Wright felt his beloved team got away with one or two.
He said: “I didn’t think it was a penalty. Bournemouth’s goal should have stood. Job scored three points.”
Discussing the post-match incidents, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said: “The honest answer is I didn’t see any of the incidents because I knew you were going to ask me. I did done on purpose.
“The analysts asked me if you wanted to watch it and I said no because then I can tell the truth.
“I haven’t seen them so I can’t comment or have an impression.
“The one on David, the fault, I can’t see it because it’s too far away. The one on Bukayo, was it done on purpose or not?
“I don’t know, it’s so hard for me to judge.”
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