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What were the highlights of the Arsenal vs. West Ham match?
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Blimey, the stress of it all. Callum Wilson scores another injury-time goal for West Ham. The London Stadium erupts and then VAR. Pablo's arm holding David Rea. Tadebo holding his shirt. Rice holding Mavropanos. Trossard is holding Pablo. Imagine being an Arsenal fan. Imagine being a West Ham fan. Imagine being Darren England. Imagine being Chris Kavanagh. Perhaps it would be more galling for West Ham if Arsenal had been pushing and pulling at corners all season. And so, two wins at home to Burnley and away to Palace.
How did VAR influence the outcome of the game?
And Arsenal a champ. And that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, Barry Glendening. Hello. Hi, Max. Welcome, Robin Cowan.
Hi, Max.
Bonjour, ça va? Philippe Auclair.
Ça va beaucoup mieux, Max. Beaucoup mieux.
ah exactly more um okay then uh let's start the london stadium west ham nil arsenal one doesn't really tell the whole story mutton says why did var get it right and why is everyone complaining uh maffer the laugher says the cynic in me says arsenal have scored that goal 10 times this season what's changed and ian wright said chris cavernous after review with the sweetest word since martin luther king's i have a dream um As someone with a dog in the fight, Philippe, how was it for you?
Oh, it was unbearable. It was absolutely unbearable.
What are the implications of Arsenal's recent performances for their title hopes?
You know, you remember that program when they wired up, I think it was Sam Allardyce for a game to check out what was happening to the manager's pulse during a game. I think if they had wired me up, I would basically have had the same readings. And I think if you had wired up all the Arsenal fans who were watching that game, you probably would have enough energy to keep the country going for one year if you could somehow get the electrical impulses. It was absolutely unbearable. And it was very fitting, I think, as well, because it's almost like the whole season went encapsulated in 101 minutes or whatever it was. But yeah, it was totally... and a great case to be made for defibrillators being installed absolutely everywhere Arsenal plays, every home when Arsenal plays, if you're an Arsenal supporter.
Or a West Ham supporter, I should say.
Yeah, I mean, Barney got it quite right, Robin, when he said, they had it's up for grabs now, they had Aguero, you know, drink it in, and now we've got half the review. LAUGHTER He looked at the screen 17 times. The replay was played 17 times across two and a half minutes. And obviously there's so much riding on this decision. And I guess the official's job, Darren England, the VAR, Chris Cavanaugh, is to take out that all away and go, is this a foul? And did they get it right?
Well, it was a foul, wasn't it? But there was also an awful lot going on around it. Oh, God. I mean, I'm already quite tired, Max, but this is, I mean, this is so much. I've got to say, actually, I watched Match Today this morning and I thought Danny Murphy's comment about this isn't Arsenal's problem. Like, yes, maybe they've got away with some. But, you know, they got away with them and it's, you know, who cares really? I'm sure that Arsenal fans wouldn't. Ultimately, it's a subjective call, isn't it? And it's just another layer of subjectivity. Was it clear and obvious? That's debatable. Could there have been other decisions given? Debatable. You know, there were lots of other holding going on. I mean, yeah, ultimately the decision was correct.
But yeah, I can understand why fans of other teams are kind of going down the whataboutery route as well. I'm also going to make a prediction that over the summer, we will get an edict come down from PGMO saying, this is going to stop. It's ridiculous. And we're going to clamp down on it next season and it will last for about three weeks and then it will go back to...
I mean, Nuno said it's the lack of consistency. Everybody's lost a bit of what is a foul and what isn't a foul. I thought he was quite measured. Arteta said the referees had a lot of courage.
What controversies arose from the 'spygate' incident involving Southampton?
I think no one would disagree it's a foul because Rea almost has the ball in his hands.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the highlights of the Arsenal vs. West Ham match?
0:00–0:41
2
How did VAR influence the outcome of the game?
0:41–1:59
3
What are the implications of Arsenal's recent performances for their title hopes?
1:59–4:42
4
What controversies arose from the 'spygate' incident involving Southampton?
4:42–8:12
5
How do players and fans react to decisions made by VAR?
8:12–10:20
6
What are the key factors affecting West Ham's chances of survival?
10:20–13:16
7
How do recent performances impact the Premier League standings?
13:16–16:06
8
What are the predictions for the final matches of the season?
16:06–57:27
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