Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ended up getting sent off for his malicious ankle tackle on Max Meyer as VAR changes an initial yellow card to a red.
Aubameyang, who opened the scoring for Arsenal in the first half, caught the Crystal Palace midfielder with a late challenge after the break.
Can’t argue with that, right decision to send Auba of. It wasn’t a malicious tackle but it was dangerous and could’ve seriously injured Meyer. Love the work rate from Aubameyang but it was a tackle he didn’t really need to make in that area of the pitch. #AFC pic.twitter.com/CD6NIsOO3J
— Gunners.com (@Gunnersc0m) January 11, 2020
Paul Tierney dished out a yellow card but the decision was checked by VAR, which was operated by Craig Pawson back at Stockley Park.
Pawson recommended a sending off due to the lateness and severity of Aubameyang’s challenge.
Tierney then called over the Arsenal superstar before brandishing the red card.
The tackle that got Aubameyang Red carded. ? pic.twitter.com/bRCxTGI9rb
— Glint Football (@GlintFootball) January 11, 2020
Crystal Palace fans gasped and booed as the television screen showed Aubameyang’s tackle.
Watch the tackle for yourself below…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is sent off! ?#AFC #CRYARS pic.twitter.com/rIIDNHiUqh
— GiveMeSport Football (@GMS__Football) January 11, 2020
Minutes before that, Arsenal couldn’t deal with an incoming free-kick and were punished when Cheikhou Kouyate found Jordan Ayew whose shot deflected off David Luiz and passes over Bernd Leno and straight into the back of the net.
TWITTER REACTION TO THE TACKLE:
Aubameyang can have NO complaints there. Shocking tackle.
— ?FlexUTD? (@FlexUTD) January 11, 2020
Doesn't have to take 400 minutes to see that Auba almost broke Meyer's leg.
— Noor Patterson (@NoorPatty) January 11, 2020
Martin Keown ‘not sure if that was worthy of a booking’ ? shocking challenge, 100% a red.
— ReissNFFC (@ReissNFFC) January 11, 2020
VAR correctly says red card. Awful challenge.
— Andy Cleave (@CleaveO) January 11, 2020
Palace fans protesting ‘VAR’ before the game and now celebrating when ‘VAR’ gave Auba a red. Lmao you can’t make it up. Football fans are stupid
— Osman (@OsmanZtheGooner) January 11, 2020
@nicksadler62: Blatant red. Horrible tackle
@CFCDaily: Well Done VAR ?
@SS_LFC: Correct decision. How is his ankle not broke?
@SuperKova17: Horrific tackle. Looks worse every time they replay it
@Tactical_Times: Ouch. That’s a bad one. No real malice in Aubameyang’s attempted challenge, but he has mistimed it and caught Meyer on his ankle. Looks horrendous on the replay. The midfielder is receiving treatment. I don’t think it’s deserving of a red card but VAR might see it differently.
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