Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley v Arsenal - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - March 6, 2021 Referee Andre Marriner shows Burnley's Erik Pieters a red card which is later overturned after a VAR review Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell
(Reuters) - Burnley said on Sunday that defender Erik Pieters was subjected to online abuse after Saturday's 1-1 Premier League home draw with Arsenal in which the Dutchman was sent off before getting a reprieve from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
Arsenal felt they should have had a penalty when the ball hit second-half substitute Pieters' arm in the box and shortly afterwards he went close to putting his side ahead with a volley that was tipped over the bar by Bernd Leno.
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