After upsetting West Ham fans by sitting in the home end, an Arsenal supporter was allegedly shoved down a stairway at the London Stadium.
As they get closer to winning the Premier League for the first time in 22 years, the Gunners went to their London rivals on Sunday afternoon in an attempt to secure a crucial three points.
Mikel Arteta’s team now needs to defeat Burnley at home and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to win first place after a late goal from Leandro Trossard sealed a vital victory.
Although 3,000 Gunners supporters took pleasure in the victory from the comfort of the away end, video that has gone viral on social media indicates that some away fans may have entered the stadium’s home sections.
A few irate fans can be seen pursuing a man spectator who was thrown down a set of steps in the stadium’s upper levels, according to startling video footage.
At the London Stadium on Sunday, a football fan was reportedly hurled down a set of steps.
Due to the growing possibility of fan violence, football stadiums across have stringent regulations prohibiting the purchase of tickets in opposing ends of stadiums.
We’ve reached out to the Met Police and West Ham for comment.
There was controversy on the ground as well as in the spectators, as West Ham was denied a late equaliser after VAR intervened.
Callum Wilson believed he had saved a point for the Hammers in stoppage time, but after a protracted deliberation, his goal was disallowed because his teammate Pablo was found to have fouled David Raya during the build-up.
After watching videos of the event for a few minutes, VAR official Darren England sent referee Chris Kavanagh to the screen to examine it in more detail.
Arsenal went on to win the game and take a five-point lead over Pep Guardiola’s team to get closer to winning the Premier League when Kavanagh decided that Pablo placed his arm across Raya’s chest, preventing him from catching the ball or parrying it away.
Man United legend Peter Schmeichel thought the umpires made a grave error despite the fact that it was one of the most dramatic moments in Premier League history. “That decision today, it’s just so wrong on so many levels,” he fumed on Viaplay. “The fact that Arsenal would never be at the top of the league if that were a free kick is what truly enrages me.It takes VAR five minutes, according to Darren England, the VAR official, and that’s how they’ve scored so many goals by blocking, holding, and doing other things. He repeatedly initiates the replay. That alone raises a lot of questions about that choice. It is not possible for it to be a free kick.
“I think it’s so wrong, I just don’t understand why all of a sudden that’s a free kick, because it hasn’t been for any teams throughout the season,” Schmeichel went on. “All of this, it’s just crazy, and that decision today is just so wrong on so many levels.”
Arsenal would have only been three points clear of City, who still have a game to play, if they had drew.
However, West Ham is now even closer to relegation, with the Hammers trailing Tottenham by a point despite having played one more game, and the title battle is still firmly in their hands.
VAR controversially denied West Ham an equaliser as the game came to a close.
After the game, West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen expressed his understandable frustration by criticising the length of the delay that resulted in the VAR overturn.
“We’re going to feel hard done by because we’re on the receiving end,” he stated. Outfield players are not as protected as goalkeepers. In the box, there is a lot of gripping and wrestling. There will be tussles, therefore the keeper must anticipate contact.
Goalkeepers would undoubtedly be fouled and denied decisions if we went back through every single game. If you’re going to give it, you have to give it to every single person who occurs on a weekly basis. You’ll notice something after five minutes of staring at the screen. Where’s the consistency? You’ll find something if you search long enough, I’m sure. Do I believe this is the correct choice? No.
