The Aina handball incident occurred with about 10 minutes of the match remaining.

The Forest right-back tried to manage a bouncing ball in his personal penalty space whereas being challenged by Gabriel Jesus and bumped by his personal team-mate Elliot Anderson.

The ball hit Aina’s shoulder earlier than hanging his arm because the defender tried to show, prompting Arteta and Arsenal to vehemently attraction for a spot-kick – to no avail.

The Premier League Match Centre on X mentioned: “The referee’s name of no penalty to Arsenal was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed that the ball was performed off Aina’s shoulder first, whereas his arm was additionally in a pure place.”

Whereas Arteta was adamant his facet had been denied a “clear penalty”, Forest boss Sean Dyche, unsurprisingly, didn’t agree.

“I feel if these begin to get given we have all acquired to go away it. I feel that is ridiculous. We have to watch out with these,” Dyche mentioned.

“Chances are you’ll as nicely cancel soccer if you are going to give that [as handball]. The foundations must watch out. You understand what they need to be taking a look at? Individuals feigning harm. That is the brand new diving.”

Retired Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann informed BBC Sport he thought the officers had come to the proper determination, saying: “The arm is near the physique and is in a justifiable place.”

The choice cut up the watching pundits, with ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin telling BBC Radio 5 Dwell he thought Aina’s arm “moved in the direction of the ball”, however former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard insisting it might have been “smooth” to award a spot-kick for the incident.