Arsenal told they were lucky to avoid red card after William Saliba penalty incident
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Jorginho has been told he was fortunate to avoid being sent off for kicking out at Joel Veltman as Brighton scored a controversial penalty against Arsenal. The midfielder and his team-mates were left furious with referee Anthony Taylor for awarding the Seagulls a spot-kick after Joao Pedro and William Saliba clashed heads while jumping for the ball in the penalty area.
Pedro converted the penalty to earn Brighton a point in Saturday evening's 1-1 draw. But the decision split opinion on social media, with a portion of Arsenal fans left furious. However, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp has pointed out that things could have got even worse for Arsenal after Jorginho was seen trying to kick out at an opponent.
During a clip which showed Pedro dispatching his penalty, Jorginho was seen lashing out next to Veltman after the defender tried to block him running in for a potential rebound. Redknapp spoke over the clip, which saw Veltman fall to the turf despite minimal contact, saying: “Jorginho was quite lucky here because if he catches him he could have been in trouble and got a red card.”.
Redknapp's Sky Sports colleague, Steve Sidwell, then added: “You can see it’s a bit of a lash out and if it’s more a connection [he could have been in trouble].”. Join the debate! Do you think the referee was right to award a penalty? Let us know here.
