Soft penalty, but I think the optics of Azpilicueta not looking anywhere near the ball made it look bad.
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Chelsea better win that FA cup to make up for this.
CITY 3-0 
It looked clearly that Saka was locking onto Cesar's arm and then going down, not a pen on second viewing.
So trust the process again? Arteta in?
Evertonians rejoice!
Some poster on here told me last week that Saka wasn’t as good as our wingers
Yes
That point for Everton is gigantic with 6 games left.
I just want us to know how to play football again. We haven't played it in ages!
He really is, Saka was going nowhere, he initiated the contact then Saka held his arm
Six big points for arsenal this week
That is a hillarious take.
Arteta to be fair has thrown away the rotten apples, looks like Lacazette may be chucked out too.
Arsenal will sweep us aside on Saturday and our humiliation will be complete for this season. We might as well botch our remaining games after that to avoid Thursday nights.
Ooh Azpi is 'ard
Nut him. Nut the kid.
Chelsea were so fecking shite 
I agree, problem is Wolves just aren't capable of taking 7th.
What the feck is wrong with Azpilicueta
It's so annoying when referees can't see this even in replay, it just encourages players to continue diving and cheating.
At least we're keeping it possible a bit longer but that NLD is going to be hell. Still see Spurs 70/30 doing it above us.
You really wonder what the point is with VAR.
We have been through this before. As long as they don't need to explain anything this will go on. No transparency.
We have been through this before. As long as they don't need to explain anything this will go on. No transparency.
Not a penalty 20 years ago but that's how the game is today, foolish from Azpi to do what he did
Surely Eddie Howe is nailed on for Manager of the Year?
He's taken a side that had 7 points after 14 games and turned them into a side with 40 points after 33 games. That's 0.5 points per game to 1.7 points per game
1.7 points per game is 65 points per season which would get you pretty close to top 4 most seasons.
He's taken a side that had 7 points after 14 games and turned them into a side with 40 points after 33 games. That's 0.5 points per game to 1.7 points per game
1.7 points per game is 65 points per season which would get you pretty close to top 4 most seasons.
This may be dismissed as Gooner bias, but Azpi initiates the contact, end up with his arms around Saka and isn’t even looking at the ball. How is that not a foul?
It wouldn't be that much of a surprise to see them finish above us next season.
Incredible but it will surely go to either Klopp or Pep, whoever wins amongst the two. Howe deserves it though.
It's not even a penalty today. It's just terrible officiating.
Doesn't matter if he's initiating contact. Saka is literally pulling him. It should have been a Chelsea foul.
In my opinion, it's the other way round. In the past it would have been a penalty because the referee had to decide directly with the linesmen. Today, with VAR, it can't be a penalty, sorry.
Feckin Chelsea can't do anything right can they? Would serve them right if they lose a couple more now and end up dropping down to 5th but please can they show up and beat Liverpool in the FA cup.
We’ve not been fantastic ourselves mate
And he's done it with only an 80 Mn January transfer window budget!
City won, thank #### for that.
What a win for Arsenal. It's between them and Spurs for fourth. Chelsea will still end up third.
Arsenal winning today has pretty much sealed our fate for finishing in the top 4.....5th it is and Europa League
Told you guys it was premature to write Arsenal off. For some reason people had decided it was already Spurs' 4th spot. It'll go down to the wire between them. But that was a huge result for Arsenal.
At this stage everyone should atleast agree that spending money doesn't gurantee success
I would say Azpilicueta initiated the contact, but Saka brought himself down and held on to Azpilicueta's arm to make it look like he was bundled over. And there wasn't enough in the initial 'challenge' for a pen, in my opinion.