Why Gabriel Jesus’ second goal for Arsenal against Crystal Palace was not ruled out for offside
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Gabriel Jesus scored a terrific hat-trick as Arsenal came from behind to beat Crystal Palace to a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals – but replays appeared to show the forward in an offside position for his second goal in the 3-2 win. Jean-Philippe Mateta capitalised on a poor error from Jakub Kiwior to open the scoring after only four minutes and the visitors held firm to go into the half-time break with a one-goal advantage in north London.
But the Gunners, who made eight changes to the side that drew with Everton, rallied in the second period, with Martin Odegaard coming off the bench to set up Jesus’ dinked 54th-minute equaliser. Jesus’ only other goal this season, prior to tonight’s clash, came in Arsenal’s victory over Preston in the previous round and it’s clear the Brazilian enjoys playing in the competition – he won it three times with Manchester City after all.
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Twenty minutes on from his opening strike, the 27-year-old grabbed his second to put Arsenal in front for the first time in the contest, though it appears he may have been in an offside position while latching onto a pinpoint ball from Bukayo Saka. However, referees in the Carabao Cup have not been able to call upon VAR, given not all teams have had access to the technology. There will, though, be a video assistant referee in place for the semi-finals in the new year, as well as the final held at Wembley on March 16.
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