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By Mike Walters Mark Travers echoed the despair of neutrals over the penalty decision which looked like big-club favouritism. ‌Although Arsenal clearly deserved to win, the biggest talking point was Kai Havertz appearing to initiate contact by scraping his trailing leg along the ground to ensure he was ‘tripped’ by Bournemouth keeper Travers’ outstretched leg. Referee David Coote’s decision was upheld by VAR Peter Bankes and Bukayo Saka rolled in the resulting spot-kick to settle the Gunners’ anxiety. Ultimately, it rewarded sharp practice, and Arsenal were lucky again when Antoine Semenyo’s g…

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