VAR CONTROVERSY: Reason why Arsenal player Kai Havertz goal was allowed even after Gabriel Jesus handball was so obvious during Arsenal vs Everton (2-1)

The new player scored late in the game to seal the win over Everton, even though there was some controversy over a handball call before the goal, which VAR reviewed and upheld.

Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 on the last day of the season thanks to Kai Havertz’s 14th goal of the season, but it wasn’t enough to win the title.

With a 3-1 win at home against West Ham, Manchester City became winners for a record fourth straight season. Arsenal moved up to second place, but this time only by two points. The team led by Mikel Arteta had the best defense record in the league, giving up only 29 goals in 38 games.

Arsenal had 91 goals, but Man City scored five more than them, making the difference. In Arsenal’s last five games, they scored 14 goals. Havertz’s goal against Everton was important to the outcome of the game.

Before the break, Takehiro Tomiyasu tied the game a minute after Idrissa Gueye gave the Toffees the lead in the 40th minute. Havertz scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute to save Arsenal’s face. They needed to win to have a chance to win the title if Man City had made a mistake.

VAR looked at the goal again because Gabriel Jesus seemed to have touched the ball before it went in. In the middle circle, the striker knocked the ball past an Everton player and then passed it to Martin Odegaard. Havertz then scored the goal.

There were two phases before the strike, so it looked like the ball hit Jesus below the T-shirt line. However, the goal was still legal because the player wasn’t the one who scored. Referee Michael Oliver was called over to look at the VAR screen, but he didn’t change his mind.

AOL’s Alan Shearer said the call was right on Match of the Day, but Gary Lineker said the rule was “a mess.” Shearer said, “He [Jesus] didn’t score the goal, and it wasn’t a deliberate handball because his arm is tucked all the way down. I think Michael Oliver made the right call to stick with the on-field decision.”

Lineker replied, “They would have thrown it out if he had been two yards out and it had been the same and gone in.” Why can’t you play handball for both? “The law is a mess.”