Dermot Gallagher has backed the referee’s decision not to send off Gabriel Magalhaes for a kick to Emi Martinez’s head, explaining that the defender got the ball.
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Arsenal won 2-1 against Chelsea on Sunday, but some Chelsea fans were incensed by what they believed to be a red-card offence ignored by the referee.
Gabriel Magalhaes and Emi Martinez were among a throng of players on the floor attempting to play the ball, but the Arsenal defender’s kick ended up catching Martinez in the head with his follow-through.
It was a glancing blow at best, but some have argued it was deserving of a red card…
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