Why did Newcastle not get a penalty for Gabriel's handball?

"The referee's call of no penalty was checked and confirmed by VAR with the ball deemed to have deflected off Gabriel's shin and onto his arm."

"My first thought was yes, it's handball. I have seen it again and in a normal world, I am giving a penalty there."

"Elanga is having that strike and it's coming off Gabriel onto his arm. It's deflected off his shin onto his arm - which means that is not a penalty and it is the correct decision from the referee, confirmed and checked by VAR."

Newcastle United lost 2-1 to Arsenal at St James' Park after a late handball appeal was denied. Jarred Gillett ruled that Gabriel's sliding challenge did not constitute a penalty when the ball struck his outstretched arm. VAR reviewed the incident and confirmed the on-field decision, concluding the ball deflected off Gabriel's shin onto his arm. A 2024 Premier League handball rule clarifies that not every contact between ball and arm is an offence and lists exceptions including justifiable position, player playing the ball onto own arm, supportive arm, clear change of trajectory by same player, touch by a team-mate, and proximity.

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