Only three points separate Arsenal in fifth and Tottenham Hotspur in seventh, as the North London duo have made an indifferent start to the season.
Tottenham Hotspur fans weren’t surprised to hear that Arsenal are currently the team who have been booked the most for diving following their defeat to Sheffield United on Monday night.
Winger Bukayo Saka was booked by referee Mike Dean for a dive, which was a controversial decision by the referee, but it does mean that Arsenal have currently been booked the most for diving since the start of last season (7).
When Spurs played Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier on in the season, striker Harry Kane was accused of going down too easily during the latter stages of that game.
Considering the talk about Kane after that match, Spurs fans have now seen the funny side to this stat, as Unai Emery’s side would go onto suffer a defeat against the newly-promoted side last night.
What does or does not consist of a dive can be talked about at length, with many players in today’s game going down with very little contact made on them.
When Saka was booked, he was clearly shocked by Dean’s decision as he felt that his momentum was halted with the opponent’s challenge as he was making a burst into the penalty area.
Nonetheless, that defeat for Arsenal at Bramall Lane meant that their gap between Spurs is still three points, as a lot could change in these coming games.
Here is a selection of Spurs fans reacting to Arsenal being the most booked side for diving since last season following that Sheffield United game:
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