🚨 ANTHONY TAYLOR BREAKS SILENCE ON MIKEL ARTETA’S PENALTY COMMENTS 😳 🗣️ Anthony Taylor: “Arteta says he watched the incident 20 times and still cannot understand why the penalty was given. I respect his opinion, but perhaps he should spend the same amount of time analysing the way Arsenal played against Sunderland and how they play football generally. Every Arsenal match is becoming a war. Every challenge is a battle, every set piece is an opportunity to create chaos, every decision is contested, and every physical duel is treated like a matter of life and death. Yet when the game becomes uncomfortable for Arsenal, suddenly the referee is the problem. Managers cannot demand that officials allow intense, physical football when it benefits their team and then question the entire officiating system whenever a decision goes against them. I am not saying referees are perfect. We make mistakes, and VAR can make mistakes too. But saying you ‘cannot find an explanation’ for a decision does not automatically mean there was no explanation. Perhaps the Premier League should also start asking questions about Arsenal’s style of play. Football is supposed to be competitive, physical and intense, but it should not constantly feel like 22 players have entered a battlefield. Benn Arteta says he wants people talking about how beautiful the game is. I agree. But then perhaps Arsenal should start playing more football and spending less time turning every match into a war. And if one penalty can supposedly change the entire course of Arsenal’s season and potentially cost them the championship, maybe the bigger question is why a team with championship ambitions is allowing one refereeing decision to become the centre of the conversation. Raya Respect the officials. Accept that decisions will go for you and against you. And sometimes, instead of asking why the referee made a decision, ask why your team needed the game to become so complicated in the first place.” #SUNARS #bbclaurak #SundayYellow Blessed Sunday

Dear Arsenal Fans, Ashley Williams and Thomas Frank believe that wasn't a penalty, but you want to listen to clueless X tacticos with zero ball knowledge? Be selective on what and whobyou listen to. John Brooks was trying to rob us 3 points 📹 credit @BBCSport

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There’s a growing sense of ‘crisis’ at Arsenal, with players feeling their situation of being ahead of everyone has shifted too quickly in a short space of time. There are now real fears of losing their grip on the Premier League lead again, something that has happened before, and a strong desire within the squad to finally secure a trophy this season. #AFC

After the final whistle, Arsenal fans were 𝗙𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 😡 as Bournemouth analysts celebrated the winner in the press box. Staff were then told to stay seated after full-time for their own safety.