Result aside, Martin Atkinson was at the centre of plenty of the action as Leicester City faced Arsenal.
Having awarded Jamie Vardy the penalty which put Leicester in front before half-time, plenty of Arsenal supporters were furious.
Some felt their team should have been given a free-kick before Vardy won the spot-kick. Others (somehow) doubted whether Nacho Monreal’s challenge on the Leicester striker was even worthy of a penalty.
https://twitter.com/FansofArsenal2/status/698851731338350592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Leicester’s hopes of maintaining their lead were dented when Danny Simpson picked up his second yellow card.
Although his second foul was deemed needless by some, it appeared that a second yellow was slightly harsh.
Silly foul by Danny Simpson but a harsh second yellow. No excuses for Arsenal now.
— Daniel White (@danwhitepr) February 14, 2016
And with 20 minutes to go, Arsenal found an equaliser through Theo Walcott. But not everyone was happy that the England international had potentially ruined Leicester’s fairytale march towards a Premier League triumph.
Theo Walcott has, with that goal, become one of he most unpopular men in England
— Peter Swallow (@CCfooty) February 14, 2016
Whereas many Arsenal fans had been furious with Martin Atkinson at half time, it now seemed plenty more were annoyed at him for giving the home side a numerical advantage against the visitors.
Seems a bit like Atkinson likes the attention…
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) February 14, 2016
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https://twitter.com/Joe_S2206/status/698863157658443776
I'd say Martin Atkinson was 2 generous to LCFC in 1st half, and 2 generous evening it up in the 2nd. Great drama tho. #ArsLei #AFCvLCFC
— Matt Phil Carver (@MattPhilCarver) February 14, 2016
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Despite a couple of late chances for Arsenal, the game looked like it was set to end level. Until…
GOAL! Danny Welbeck! 2-1 (90) #AFCvLCFC pic.twitter.com/tUNO7TTlnc
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 14, 2016
It’s safe to say Danny Welbeck has plenty of admirers this Valentine’s Day…
https://twitter.com/OneArsenal2014/status/698868576443330561
