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title: "Arsenal: Fans discuss Dermot Gallagher’s comments on potential penalty v Burnley"
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published: "2021-03-08T18:00:51Z"
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# Arsenal: Fans discuss Dermot Gallagher’s comments on potential penalty v Burnley

**Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has discussed whether Arsenal should have had a penalty against Burnley, and many Gunners’ fans have made their views clear about his comments.**

There was controversy when Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on Saturday. During the second half, the ball had hit Erik Pieters’ arm and, after a long VAR check, the Gunners were denied a spot kick. Former referee Peter Walton has said he was surprised that the decision didn’t go in Arsenal’s favour but could understand why it wasn’t given as a penalty ([Football.London](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-penalty-var-burnley-walton-19981204)).

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Gallagher has now given his opinion about the incident and, speaking to Sky Sports (via [Football Daily on Twitter)](https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1368888403291430913), the former Premier League referee said that, if a penalty was given for the Pieters handball, he wouldn’t have had too many complaints about it.

As a result of the draw at Turf Moor, Arsenal remain tenth in the Premier League. They have only 38 points to their name and are nine points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who occupy the last Champions League spot ([BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/table)).

The video involving Gallagher and his opinion was relayed on [Twitter by Arsenal-related page AFCStuff](https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/1368890481522966529), duly eliciting plenty of reaction from angry Gooners:

### What did Arsenal fans make of Gallagher’s opinion?

**“If this biased ex ref can say this, then I think those match officials should tender an official apology to Arsenal FC & should resign with immediate effect.“**

Credit: [@Call\_Me\_Daniels](https://twitter.com/Call_Me_Daniels/status/1368890968120901634?s=20)

**“It was a 100% nailed on penalty, no excuses, it wasn’t given because it was in Arsenals favour.“**

Credit: [@RealIanPoulter](https://twitter.com/RealIanPoulter/status/1368891711221563394?s=20)

**“Imo what’s the point of VAR if in the end it still the refs who decides whether if it’s a foul or not. We need VAR to works just like goal line technology that makes the decision by itself.”**

Credit: [@audiyordana](https://twitter.com/audiyordana/status/1368900124038950912?s=20)

**“Absolutely rubbish. What happen to common sense in the game. talking about what’s subjected decision or what’s not. it’s similar question mate, was that a penalty or not? I didn’t ask for philosophical question about what it is or what is not. He’s part of the problem.“**

Credit: [@Nasri\_mo10](https://twitter.com/Nasri_mo10/status/1368897744375545856?s=20)

**“You know it’s bad when even Gallagher says the decision was wrong.”**

Credit: [@Arsenalinjected](https://twitter.com/Arsenalinjected/status/1368901357562904581?s=20)

**“Ex ref saying it is a pen. The [@FA](https://twitter.com/FA) and [@premierleague.](https://twitter.com/premierleague) Need to fix up mothers. CORRUPTION.”**

Credit: [@\_AFCFRED](https://twitter.com/_AFCFRED/status/1368891328269008897?s=20)

**In other news, Arsenal are the front-runners to sign a Premier League starlet – [read more here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/arsenal-clubs-chase-of-lamptey-could-be-complicated-arsenal-newsnow/)**