Arsene Wenger described the penalty Arsenal conceded in Wednesday night's 2-2 draw with Chelsea as farcical before declaring his intention to fight a Football Association misconduct charge
Arsenals Hector Bellerin (left) celebrates a goal with teammate Alexis Sanchez during an EPL tie v Chelsea on Wednesday. Pic/AFP
Arsene Wenger described the penalty Arsenal conceded in Wednesday night's 2-2 draw with Chelsea as farcical before declaring his intention to fight a Football Association misconduct charge. The Gunners boss bemoaned the focus on refereeing decisions after a pulsating contest at the Emirates Stadium, although his comments heaped scrutiny on referee Anthony Taylor.
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Taylor awarded a penalty for a foul by Hector Bellerin on Eden Hazard, who scored from the spot to level at 1-1. Bellerin then equalised in stoppage time after Marcos Alonso had given Chelsea a late lead. Wenger said: "What I find terrible is that we have just seen a great football game and we talk only about things nothing to do with football. For me it would be nice to at some stage talk about football again." Moments earlier and without being asked about it, Wenger had said of the penalty: "We got again a farcical decision on the penalty, but we knew that as well before (the game). "At the moment we have to face surprising decisions."
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