18-01-2026, 12:10 PM
(18-01-2026, 12:06 PM)Paplane Wrote:(18-01-2026, 12:01 PM)Sniffer Dog (Admin) Wrote:(18-01-2026, 11:56 AM)Paplane Wrote: Now I'm sure we've all seen it on the tv, what do we think to the 'hand ball'?
There was a similar incident in the spurs/west ham game yesterday that I was watching and I was screaming hand ball. That wasn't given too.
So imo I don't think we could have complained had the ref given it. We got a let-off there.
Never a penalty for me.
Anderson nudges Aina in the back which pushes Aina forward onto the ball, the Arsenal player has his foot on Ainas chest (foul) and I am not even convinced that the ball was still in play at the time it hit Aina's arm.
That is my take on it.
I thought he scooped the ball with his arm in a deliberate act to ensure the ball didn't go out. Mitigating circumstances perhaps, but the arm movement was a deliberate movement. I think that's the crucial thing. Had the ref given it, VAR wouldn't have overturned it. I didn't catch the Arsenal fans' reaction. They had a perfect view of it. Were they going crazy? Anyone know?
Couldn’t really tell if they were or not. Probably excited about getting a corner. One angle shows it does hit Aina’s shoulder before his arm so I’d say it was the correct decision.
