PL Matchday 3 | 31/08/24 - 01/09/24

[DJ_21]

Brighton are gonna do well this season.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

All square.

 

[Martial'sEmergingSmile]

As the founder member of the Joao Pedro appreciation society I'm eating well this season.

 

[avgp_1]

Just split them right through the middle, great pass

 

[Zed is not dead]

Gabriel is such a bad defender

 

[mu4c_20le]

What a ball.

What defending

 

[Skills]

G'warn Brighton. Bang them

 

[RedRocket9908]

Dec Rice is suspended for the North London derby now

 

[mintyred]

Jao Pedro is another bag for Brighton.

That's cash money.

 

[Ayoba]

Hag out, Hurzersberger in!!

 

[pcaming]

Partey was sleeping.

 

[Dominos]

Gabriel has to deal with that initial through ball there I think.

 

[Who's Kissing Cameras?]

Dunk redemption! Incredible pass.

 

[Scarlett Dracarys]

Arteta will come out guns blazing in the post match interview about getting hard done by the referee.

That referee is a dick. Everyone is ignoring that fact because it's Arsenal.

 

[Mogget]

He literally kicked it away while the Brighton player was taking the freekick. It's not quite ref whistle blown kicking away

Where did I say it wasn't a yellow? I don't think you've understood my post

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

Welbeck wasn't holding back with the celebrations vs his former club. Not for the first time.

 

[Berbaclass]

Where did I say it wasn't a yellow? I don't think you've understood my post

Headloss

 

[duffer]

Refs should get bonuses for giving yellows to time wasters.

 

[Ayoba]

That referee is a dick. Everyone is ignoring that fact because it's Arsenal.

But they were both yellows. No arguement

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

Arteta will come out guns blazing in the post match interview about getting hard done by the referee.

Hoping for another one of his drama queen overractions. "I feel sick to be a part of this" was a belter.

 

[saik]

That referee is a dick. Everyone is ignoring that fact because it's Arsenal.

Nah, it's a deserved yellow card for interfering with the free kick. They can only cry about Veltman not getting a yellow card too but other than that i don't see much wrong.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Both Arsenal CBs were rubbish there. They didn’t even concede due to being a man down.

 

[Snow]

That's actually hilarious.

A red card for nudging the ball is very harsh.

The Brighton player isn't genuinely wanting to pass the ball, he's trying to get Rice carded for being too close to the ball.

The fact he ends up booting Rice is just pure comedy.

Don't think it's harsh at all. Refs are generally way too lenient on players stopping the resume of play. Standing in front of the ball, kicking it away, picking it up and walking with it then throwing it up in the air.

If your team fouls the other team, you should be carded if you do anything at all to disturb the resume of play. Rules in football are built a lot around that aspect. It's why we have throw-ins instead of kicks. It's why you only need to wait for the whistle from the ref when the ball is close to goal. It's a simple thing to enforce and football would be better off if refs would adopt a zero tolerance policy towards what is already in the rule books. It works very well in handball which is a sport with not many stoppages. I imagine it's the same in rugby.

 

[mu4c_20le]

LOVE this ref. Not falling for any Arsenal tricks. Just need him to send Arteta to the stands for a perfect night.

 

[Scarlett Dracarys]

But they were both yellows. No arguement

Nah, it's a deserved yellow card for interfering with the free kick. They can only cry about Veltman not getting a yellow card too but other than that i don't see much wrong.

If it was against United I'm pretty sure you both would disagree.

 

[DJ_21]

Arsenal are losing this one

 

[Ayoba]

Arsenal playing like we usually play

 

[mu4c_20le]

Mitoma just destroyed the best rb the league with a standing start.

 

[RedRocket9908]

If it was against United I'm pretty sure you both would disagree.

Its in the laws of the game, delaying the restart results in a yellow card

 

[GaryLifo]

Would anyone be surprised if arsenal still win?

 

[Maluco]

It’s a bullshit decision and it’s doubly bad as Brighton player escaped punishment. People are letting their bias blind them. It’s bullshit and the type of thing that hands the league to cheats, again.

 

[Spark]

If it was against United I'm pretty sure you both would disagree.

It was arguably harsh but it’s difficult to defend Rice’s behaviour. Total moron. Would be the same if it was a United player.

However Veltman should be booked too.

 

[wr8_utd]

Arsenal are losing this one

They're 100 percent going to get a late winner.

 

[Ayoba]

If it was against United I'm pretty sure you both would disagree.

Perhaps, but the ref booked him according to the rules, so he's done nothing wrong.

 

[Berbaclass]

Would anyone be surprised if arsenal still win?

Not really

 

[Superunknown]

Arsenal were all over Brighton in those first 20 minutes. Should have been a few goals up. Another typical case of not taking chances and it coming around to bit you on the arse later.

Think Brighton will win this. 87th minute winner.

 

[wr8_utd]

It’s a bullshit decision and it’s doubly bad as Brighton player escaped punishment. People are letting their bias blind them. It’s bullshit and the type of thing that hands the league to cheats, again.

It's 3 days in. Results this early on don't mean much.

 

[Gazautd18]

It’s a bullshit decision and it’s doubly bad as Brighton player escaped punishment. People are letting their bias blind them. It’s bullshit and the type of thing that hands the league to cheats, again.

Punishment for what?
Rice tried to impede the free kick with the sly kick out and got caught?

 

[Berbaclass]

They're 100 percent going to get a late winner.

Arteta will tear his hair off

 

[AltiUn]

Punishment for what?
Rice tried to impede the free kick with the sly kick out and got caught?

You can't just boot someone though, even if Rice was being a twat.