Wenger was lucky with the refereeing decisions, Conte fires back

Antonio Conte says Wenger was lucky with refereeing decisions when Chelsea and Arsenal met

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has noted that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was lucky with refereeing decisions when both sides met on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger is facing a Football Association disciplinary hearing for various comments he made about referees in recent weeks.

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Before Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea, the Arsenal boss criticised decisions and after the match said the awarding of a penalty was “farcical”.

He claimed “when it’s repeated it’s not coincidence”.

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Wenger has already been charged with misconduct after criticising a late West Brom penalty in Sunday’s draw.

The Frenchman has until 18:00 GMT on Friday to respond to that charge following his conduct in the referee’s changing room at the Hawthorns after Calum Chambers was penalised for handball by referee Mike Dean.

Wenger said he would “100%” contest that charge, adding: “You can listen to every interview I said. I stick to everything I said without a problem.”

But Conte thinks Wenger was lucky with the refereeing decisions. “If Arsene Wenger watches Wednesday’s game again, he will understand he was lucky with the refereeing decisions,” Conte said at his news conference today.