When Arsenal faced Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in their return to English Premier League play yesterday, they hoped to maintain their winning attitude.
The Gunners put on a strong performance, but they were held to a disheartening 0-0 draw by Newcastle United, despite their efforts.
Well, if the match’s referee, Andrew Madley, had officiated correctly, Arsenal would have won comfortably. It was incredibly upsetting that the English referee ignored Arsenal’s two legitimate penalty appeals during the game.
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Gabriel Magalhaes was seized by a Newcastle United player in the 18-yard box during an Arsenal set-piece play, but Andrew Madley decided to give Arsenal a penalty.
A Newcastle United player was struck by Granite Xhaka’s attempted cross in the final seconds of play, but no penalties were awarded to the Gunners despite the incident. These were clear-cut penalty opportunities that Andrew Madley turned down for Arsenal throughout the game.
To serve as a lesson to other referees in the competition who might make the same error, I think the English referee deserves to be suspended for his terrible officiating against Arsenal.