Overview
- Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett called Noni Madueke’s first-half tumble a clear act of simulation and urged retrospective punishment.
- Hackett said referee John Brooks should have booked Madueke and argued Gabriel Magalhaes’ late foul on Dango Ouattara warranted a second caution.
- TNT Sports analyst Keith Andrews said Gabriel “definitely” should have received a second yellow, as fans voiced anger at the non-dismissal.
- VAR did not intervene on the penalty appeal or the late tackle, and no official disciplinary review or sanctions had been announced.
- The match finished 1-1, with Madueke scoring for Arsenal before Keane Lewis-Potter equalised for Brentford, as Arsenal coped without William Saliba and Gabriel struggled by his standards.