Gabriel Magalhaes: 'Verdict reached' on Arsenal defender's controversial incident vs. Chelsea

Arsenal maintained their cleanable commencement to the caller Premier League run aft securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory implicit Chelsea astatine the Emirates Stadium earlier this month.

A seemingly arguable incidental involving Gunners defender Gabriel Magalhaes and Blues goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez took spot during the opening exchanges.

The Brazilian centre-back appeared to onslaught the erstwhile Arsenal shot-stopper successful the look with his footwear during a frantic scramble wrong the punishment country successful the 5th minute.

Neither on-field referee Chris Kavanagh nor VAR authoritative Darren England opted to punish the 28-year-old contempt protests from the visiting players.

Gabriel cleared of "violent conduct" by KMI Panel

Following a thorough reappraisal of the incident, the Premier League's Key Matches Incidents (KMI) Panel has officially ruled that Gabriel did not perpetrate a red-card offence.

The five-person autarkic radical unanimously supported Kavanagh's archetypal telephone to let play to proceed without issuing a dismissal.

“The sheet unanimously supported the referee’s telephone of nary reddish card,” the KMI ruling said via The Athletic.

“Multiple players were connected the crushed competing and challenging for the escaped ball, and the enactment of Gabriel was not deemed to beryllium an enactment of convulsive behaviour oregon superior foul play.”

The 5-0 unanimous verdict efficaciously clears the South American of immoderate retrospective punishment arsenic Mikel Arteta prepares his squad for their upcoming home fixtures.

Will Chelsea consciousness aggrieved by latest verdict?

Chelsea supporters volition undoubtedly consciousness incredibly frustrated by the unanimous ruling aft the symptom experienced by losing to the Gunners.

The Blues were already starring the lucifer done a Morgan Rogers onslaught erstwhile the incidental occurred, and a imaginable dismissal for Gabriel could person drastically altered the last outcome.

Instead, the Gunners capitalised connected their numerical equality to equine a palmy comeback done important goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard.

While the autarkic sheet comprises experienced erstwhile players and coaching staff, their unwavering backing of the referee volition bash small to appease those who felt Martinez was recklessly endangered.

Arteta volition simply beryllium relieved to person his reliable antiaircraft stalwart disposable for enactment against Brighton arsenic Arsenal look to physique upon their awesome series of 4 consecutive victories.