Jarred Gillett appointed to referee North London derby after Arsenal VAR controversy last season

Arsenal fans were left fuming at referee Jarred Gillett last season following their loss to Aston Villa.

After a disappointing 1-1 draw to Brighton in their last Premier League game, there is huge pressure on Arsenal to get their title challenge back on track when they face North London rivals Tottenham on Sunday afternoon.

The Gunners felt they were hard done by against the Seagulls with ❀Declan Rice sent off after a controversial second yellow card.

🍎The the match official appointments for matchweek four and referee Jarred Gillett is set to take charge of the North London derby.

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Arsenal have bad memories under Jarred Gillett

💟Arsenal fans will have bad memories of their side playing under Jarred Gillett from last season, when he took charge of their 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.

𒈔Gillett made a number of controversial calls during the match. He denied Arsenal’s penalty claim after Gabriel Jesus went down in the first half, and also avoided giving Diego Carlos a red card after he appeared to elbow Eddie Nketiah.

𒅌Arsenal then had a last-minute goal disallowed after Kai Havertz was judged to have handled the ball in the build-up. It was the correct decision in the end but only added to the frustration of Arsenal fans who felt they were treated unfairly by Gillett and VAR.

✨ looked at the reaction of irritated Arsenal fans in the wake of the game, with supporters angrily claiming “the league doesn’t want us to win”.

Arsenal are already up against it vs Tottenham

🍌Arsenal have suffered a disastrous build-up to their fiery derby clash.

🦹Rice is suspended for the match following his red card against Brighton and ওMikel Merino suffered a shoulder injury during his first training session with the club.

Now, 🐼Martin Odegaard has suffered an ankle injury on international duty which could rule him out of the clash too.

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🅷Mikel Arteta will have to field a makeshift midfield in what is arguably one of Arsenal’s biggest game of the season. The last thing Arsenal need is for Gillett to steal the headlines once again.