Newcastle stars racially abused on social media following controversial Arsenal win

The Gunners stumbled to defeat at St. James Park after Anthony Gordon’s controversial strike in the second half.

The Magpies ended the Gunners' unbeaten run in the Premier League but at the expense of a debatable decision.

The VAR decision left Arteta in disarray who claimed that the role of the VAR was disgraceful and embarrassing during a furious tirade.

Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock were both targeted on social media with disgusting racial abuse.

According to reports from the Sun, It also became evident that some of the social media comments had a disgustingly racist undertone.

Willock posted two images to his tale from insults he received on Instagram, saying, "It's a game of football mate, no need for this. @instagram please find this person."

Willock then shared a post displaying the message, "Show racism the red card."

Newcastle released a statement about the incident this morning saying, "Newcastle United strongly condemns racist abuse sent to Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock via social media following yesterday's victory over Arsenal.

"Our message is clear. There is no room for racism in football or society. We are providing support to Bruno and Joe and will work with relevant authorities and social media platforms to identify those responsible so that they can be held to account."

Throughout the whole ninety minutes of the heated match at St. James' Park, Guimaraes participated in multiple incidents of escalation.

He got away with several incidents including when he used his forearm to strike Jorginho in the back of the head.

But in the 88th minute, the Brazilian was given a yellow card for pushing Fabio Vieira to the ground with an errant hand.

Shortly after the hour, Willock, a former Arsenal midfielder, replaced Callum Wilson by coming off the bench.

He played a significant role in Anthony Gordon's game-winning goal following a four-minute VAR check.

In the end, the goal was awarded because it was determined that Willock had maintained the ball in play by the corner flag, that Gordon was onside, that Gabriel Magalhaes had committed no fouls, and that Joelinton had not committed a handball.