Premier League 2025/26 Thread

[Bert]

5 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Bollocks that. 

 

Rice fouls a West Ham player at the same time? Why is that not given? 

It’s not impacting him directly playing the ball. I don’t want Arsenal to win the league as much as the next person but Raya has his shirt pulled and his arm held. 

[goose2010]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Over to Palace on the final day then? 

They will have the kids out. 

[Corky]

Raya is top class. Amusing remembering the outcry when he replaced Ramsdale.

[jammie82uk]

Just now, Trumpet said:

Pretty sure Odegaard was bear hugging someone too

The amount of holding between different players that was going on and that gets ruled out is ridiculous

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, Bert said:

It’s not impacting him directly playing the ball. I don’t want Arsenal to win the league as much as the next person but Raya has his shirt pulled and his arm held. 

 

Yeah that angle from the back where Pablo is literally gripping Raya's arm was a clincher

[Guest]

Looked the right decision to me and pretty clearly as well. If it weren't for the fact that it helped Arsenal and Spurs I don't think there would be too many arguments.

[Benji]

I don’t mind the foul decision, I can understand it, but there are fouls on at least three players West Ham players - so they’re picking only one foul because it’s the goalie (who has been incredibly weak).  I think it’s either a goal or a penalty.

[RowlattsFox]

Raya goes into the traffic in the first place, and Trossard is holding Pablo without looking at the ball. 

 

**** football. 

[filbertway]

2 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

What impedes him more? The foul or Hermansen blocking his vision?

Having his shirt pulled so he couldn't lift him properly I reckon

[whoareyaaa]

Goalkeepers get way to much protection

[jammie82uk]

1 minute ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Yeah that angle from the back where Pablo is literally gripping Raya's arm was a clincher

But VAR didn’t see that or show the referee that, they shown him flapping at the ball trying to catch it when every other time he has attempted to punch it away 

[moore_94]

Should be that much scrutiny of Arsenal players every time they score a corner, half of them would get disallowed

[foxfanazer]

Arsenal should've had about 10 goals disallowed this season then. Impeded the keepers on multiple occasions but I guess thats just big club tax 

[Super_horns]

Could have gone either way so very tough on West Ham.

[filbertway]

1 minute ago, moore_94 said:

Should be that much scrutiny of Arsenal players every time they score a corner, half of them would get disallowed

On a similar note, it really annoys me that Neville, Alan Smith and sky in general really focus in on contentious situations where a "big 6" have come off worse. Whereas is the role is reversed, it feels like they'll just blow over the incident and ignore it if they can get away with it.

[Parafox]

15 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Never a foul. Rice is holding the West Ham player too behind the keeper

The foul on Raya happened before that.

[JonnyZeroFox]

To be honest, that was very harsh on West Ham they put in a great performance and deserved a point 

[Wymsey]

Just can't see Arsenal dropping points at home against Burnley.

[Leicesterpool]

Premier League decided where the title was going in that decision, you could play the footage 100 times and still wouldn't see a foul. However VAR claim there "was a foul on the keeper". 

[-sodapop]

It is a foul, but when you see the way that arsenal has pushed the limit of what can be done to opposing players in the box this season, it's really shit for them to be given the benefit of the doubt in the opposite direction too. 

[grobyfox1990]

Not clear and obvious therefore no need to rule it out. Not a fault of the technology , the officials bottled it. If the same thing happened in Brighton v Villa in matchday 17 they carry on and the goal stands 

[Parafox]

16 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Bollocks that. 

 

Rice fouls a West Ham player at the same time? Why is that not given? 

 

 

I don't like it anymore than you, but it's a foul on Raya first if you watch the VAR footage.

[Torquay Gunner]

11 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

What impedes him more? The foul or Hermansen blocking his vision?

You can’t pull the keeper’s arm and expect to get away with it. If it was at the other end, I wouldn’t expect it to be given either.

[whoareyaaa]

2 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Not clear and obvious therefore no need to rule it out. Not a fault of the technology , the officials bottled it. If the same thing happened in Brighton v Villa in matchday 17 they carry on and the goal stands 

The clear and obvious rule is bullshit they just use it to there advantage 

 

If that was at the other end and it was 0-0 or 1-0 West Ham they give it. 100% it wouldn't have even been looked at.

Edited 10 May by whoareyaaa

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, Torquay Gunner said:

You can’t pull the keeper’s arm and expect to get away with it. If it was at the other end, I wouldn’t expect it to be given either.

Your players grab people excessively from set pieces all of the time and nothings ever given. Gabriel and Saliba are notorious for it