New TV angle shows why Gabriel has second Arsenal goal taken away

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Fans were left fuming when Gabriel was denied his second of the game
Fans were left fuming when Gabriel was denied his second of the game

FANS were left raging after Arsenal's second goal against Crystal Palace was attributed to a Dean Henderson own goal rather than Gabriel.

The goal looked to have been nodded on target by the Arsenal defender, before taking a big deflection off Henderson, for his second of the game.

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Gabriel looked to have scored his second of the gameCredit: Alamy
But the ball deflected off Henderson's head in the chaotic scenes
But the ball deflected off Henderson's head in the chaotic scenesCredit: TNT SPORTS

The Brazilian had already shown he was a threat after scoring after 11 minutes courtesy of a Leandro Trossard delivery.

And The Gunners were able to repeat the trick after 37 minutes when Bukayo Saka's whipped corner found the head of Gabriel again.

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The goal looked to clearly be Gabriel's given the goalbound nature of the header.

However, the ball did bounce up off the back of Henderson's head on its way in, leading to debate over who should be given the credit for second.

The punditry team in the TNT Sports studio were also convinced that it was a Henderson own goal.

Adding to the confusion was the fact that the Premier League's official X account (formerly known as Twitter) initially had the goal down as Gabriel's courtesy of a Saka assist.

But the account has since then updated fans to say the goal was in fact down to Henderson's head rather than Gabriel's.

The account tweeted a statement to say: "After review, the Goal Accreditation Panel have confirmed Arsenal’s second goal to be an own goal by Dean Henderson.

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"Gabriel is therefore awarded the assist."

Footage from TNT behind the goal showed why this was the case.

Despite Gabriel losing his man to head a shot on goal, it looks as though it would have rolled across the width of the six yard box had it not been for Henderson's head.

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One confused fan wrote: "He’s literally headed it on target, how’s that different to a deflection?"

Another wrote: "The header was on target though."

While a third said: "The goal accreditation panel is wrong on this decision."

Footage from behind the goal shows the ball going across goal rather than in the net
Footage from behind the goal shows the ball going across goal rather than in the net

Cosmo Teare

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