Arsenal fans were livid that Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson escaped a red card for a nasty-looking challenge on Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Chelsea might have been lucky not to be down a man after Leandro Trossard handed the Gunners a 4–0 lead when Jackson caught Tomiyasu on his ankle.
To the dismay of Arsenal supporters, who vented their annoyance on social media, the Blues striker also avoided a booking.
However, Mikel Arteta’s men went on to win the match 5-0 in a chastening night for the visitors.
The Short Fuse tweeted: “That should be a red card for Nicolas Jackson.
“That’s an awful challenge on Takehiro Tomiyasu. What are we doing here?”
Another wrote: “How is this not a red card for Nicolas Jackson?
“Tomiyasu could have broken his ankle. These refs hate Arsenal”.
Debaroop wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “How is Nicolas Jackson still on that pitch? Inexplicable,” and posted a clown emoji.
And Layth added: “An absolutely shocking challenge by Nicolas Jackson on Takehiro Tomiyasu.
“How is that not a straight red card?
“The Arsenal defender could have had his leg broken. Disgusting”.
However, former Liverpool player Didi Hamann tweeted: “How does Jackson not get sent off here?
“Pathetic challenge,” while BBC Sport journalist Charlotte Coates put on X: “No idea how Nicolas Jackson is still on the pitch.
“That is a terrible challenge”.
Awful Challenge
Simon Collings, of the Evening Standard, posted: “Nicolas Jackson lucky to avoid any booking there, would have been his 10th of the season and a two-game ban”.
While Ryan Taylor of the Mirror added: “More VAR incompetence.
“Nicolas Jackson should be off there. Awful challenge.
“Simon Hooper should be advised to check the monitor at the very least. Baffling”.
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Arsenal’s convincing win gave new life to their Premier League title aspirations.
The Gunners’ season needed to turn around after they lost to Aston Villa and were eliminated by Bayern Munich from the Champions League.
However, Chelsea’s hopes of making it to Europe were dealt a setback, as they now lead the table by three points.
