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Arsenal will not face any punishment from the Football Association for their wild celebrations after Reiss Nelson struck a last-minute winner against Bournemouth.
It was confirmed earlier this week that the Gunners were being investigated by the FA after substitutes and coaching staff stormed onto the pitch to celebrate Nelson's strike.
The 22-year-old blasted home from the edge of the box to seal a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over the Cherries at Emirates Stadium last Saturday. It was a result that kept Arsenal five points above Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, prompting raucous celebrations.
According to The Sun, the Gunners will escape any punishment after referee Chris Kavanagh mentioned in his report that Arsenal staff and substitutes had ran onto the pitch.
The FA launched an investigation into Kavanagh's report and has since decided not to probe the matter further. Some fans also appeared to enter the field of play, but it was claimed that the FA did not look at those infringements.
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Manager Mikel Arteta ran down the touchline but wasn't on the pitch as he celebrated the last-gasp goal that could be vital in the context of the Gunners' season. It stretched their Premier League winning run to four matches after beating Aston Villa, Leicester and Everton.
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Mikel Arteta celebrates his side's win over Bournemouth (Getty Images)The Gunners will be delighted that they have escaped a fourth punishment of the season by the FA. Arsenal have been fined a total of £165,000 this term after being hit with three separate charges for failing to control their players against Newcastle, Oxford and Manchester City.
Professional Game Match Officials Limited, meanwhile, has had to apologise to the Gunners twice for wrong decisions made by its officials. The most recent controversy occurred after Brentford's equaliser at the Emirates last month was allowed to stand when there was a clear offside in the build-up.
After the Gunners received an apology from PGMOL, Arteta said: "At the end of the game, after analysing all of the evidence that we had and the images, we had huge anger and disappointment. Because that was not a human error. That was a big, big, big [instance of] not considering or understanding your job and that’s not acceptable, I’m sorry.
"And that cost Arsenal two points and that’s not going to be restored. We’re going to have to find those two points somewhere else in the league. But at the same time, we appreciate the apology, we appreciate the explanations – which were really open to be fair."
Arsenal are next in action when they travel to Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday as they look to take another step towards winning the title this season. Meanwhile, rivals City face Crystal Palace in the late kick-off on Saturday evening.