Takehiro Tomiyasu was exposed to a dangerous ‘killer tackle’

Arsenal’s Japanese defender Takehiro Tomiyasu was exposed to a dangerous ‘killer tackle’.

Luckily, he escaped injury. But Chelsea’s Nicholas Jackson, who inflicted the harm, was at the center of controversy.

Arsenal won the 29th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) season with a 5-0 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on Thursday (April 24).

With the win, Arsenal (77 points) maintained its lead at the top of the standings. They have a three-point lead over second-place Liverpool (74 points), which has played one game less than Arsenal. The gap to third-place Man City (73 points), who have played two games less, is four points.

Arsenal took the lead just four minutes into the game when Leandro Trosar scored the opening goal. Ben White (2 goals) and Kai Havertz 바카라사이트 (2 goals) added multi-goal efforts in the second half to seal the victory.

Jackson’s controversial tackle came in the ninth minute of the first half. Jackson stamped on Domijas’ ankle with his studs after the ball was played through. Domiyas went down in pain. But Jackson didn’t receive a yellow card, let alone a red.

Fans reacted by calling it a “red card tackle.

The Sun in the UK reported the outrage of fans on social media.

‘Why not a red card for Jackson, not even a yellow card. Shocked by the refs again,” and ”Jax should have been red carded. That was a horrible challenge on Tomiyasu,” and ‘Jackson’s challenge was horrible,’ among others.

TNT Sports, which broadcast the game, reported that the VAR (video assistant referee) reviewed the Jackson tackle at halftime and found nothing wrong with it. 사설 토토사이트 United legend Rio Ferdinand said he couldn’t believe Jackson wasn’t punished and questioned the decision, saying, “Somebody explain that to me.”

Domiyas started at left fullback and played 72 minutes on the day. He was replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko in the 27th minute of the second half.