VAR ADMITS THEY FORGOT TO DRAW LINES CHRIS FOY: Ivan Toney's equaliser against Arsenal should not have stood, VAR error as Lee Mason forgot to draw offside lines for equaliser

Arsenal victim of major VAR error as Lee Mason forgot to draw offside lines for equaliser.
ARSENAL 1-1 BRENTFORD: The Gunners were left frustrated at their title hopes being damaged but will be furious at this latest revelation about the goal they conceded 

PGMOL representative Chris Foy and former Premier League referee told MailSport : "VAR was looking to see if there was an offside and whether Ethan Pinnock had blocked off Gabriel in the build-up. He looked at the possible foul and decided there hadn’t been one and therefore referee Peter Bankes hadn’t made a clear and obvious error.

"However, in the build-up to the goal, Christian Norgaard — whose cross it is that Toney heads in — is in an offside position.

"However, the truth is that VAR didn’t fully investigate with the lines. The lines, simply, didn’t go down. And that counts as human error. Had the lines gone down the goal would have been disallowed for offside."

It was a moment that left Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta seething, as he bemoaned during his post-match media duties that the goal should not have counted.

"I just looked back and it is offside", the Gunners manager blasted. "Have they explained why it wasn’t allowed? No. It is frustrating but they will probably give an explanation later in the week. Today we haven’t got one."

The revelation that Mason didn't apply all the lines comes as a surprising one considering how long the check took, but somehow he managed to overlook the most vital incident in the build-up to Toney's goal.

The result could have huge consequences for Arsenal when it comes to the race for the title.

As things stand, the Gunners sit six points clear at the top of the table, but Manchester City have the chance to close the gap to just three points should they beat Aston Villa at the Etihad on Sunday.

Wednesday night sees the two title rivals face off at the Emirates in a clash that now feels even more important from Arsenal's perspective as they try to maintain their lead at the top of the table with Pep Guardiola's side breathing down their necks.




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