Arsenal were denied victory on their manager Arsene Wenger\u2019s big day as West Bromwich Albion snatched a dramatic late point in a 1-1 Premier League draw on Sunday.<\/p>\n
In Wenger\u2019s record 811th game in charge, Alexis Sanchez\u2019s 83rd-minute free kick, deflected home by James McClean, seemed to have secured an Arsenal win.<\/p>\n
But Calum Chambers was adjudged to have handled in the penalty area and Jay Rodriguez converted an 89th-minute spot-kick to help his side climb off the bottom of the table.<\/p>\n
The Arsenal players were furious with the decision and Wenger was spoken to by referee Mike Dean but his team did climb above Tottenham Hotspur into fifth place in the table.<\/p>\n
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger in his post match comments said he believed referee Mike Dean \u201cdid not see\u201d the incident that led him to award the late penalty to West Brom at The Hawthorns.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany years ago [former Arsenal vice-chairman] David Dein and myself fought hard for referees to become professional and they do a good job, but don\u2019t work enough,\u201d Wenger said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very difficult schedule and I believe we fought hard to win the game, but didn\u2019t because of a bad decision.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Dean] didn\u2019t see it. There was a player in front of him. That\u2019s why I questioned his decision, he didn\u2019t see it.\u201d<\/p>\n
West Brom boss Alan Pardew on his part noted that even though it was a tough decision against Arsenal, his team deserved at least a point from the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a tough decision on Arsenal, but we deserved a break. If we keep going with that level of commitment, we will get the breaks to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiverpool was better, Everton was better, but we went toe-to-toe at times with Arsenal as much as we could, and they have got their rewards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to win a game, but we have not won, we have another point on the board but we need to turn them into wins by getting a second and third goal,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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