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Arsenal match plunged into controversy as video evidence of 'VAR mistake' emerges

Fans have been left raging after video footage of Declan Rice holding Konstantinos Mavropanos' shirt during the incident that led to West Ham United's equalising goal being disallowed. Arsenal had netted late on to put themselves in cruise control of the title race, but it looked as if it would be blown back open when Callum Wilson's effort crossed the line deep into added time.

However, the celebrations inside the London Stadium were cut short when Chris Kavanagh was instructed to go to the monitor to review the incident in slow motion. After watching several replays of the melee, the referee ruled in favour of the title challengers, with a decision that could prove pivotal at both ends of the Premier League table.

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