The question is referring to why the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) did not give Arsenal a penalty for a handball during their match against Bournemouth.

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Referee Chris Kavanagh waved away the appeals from the Arsenal players, however, and VAR did not intervene.

Arsenal were denied a penalty when Chris Kavanagh refused to grant their appeals and VAR did not intervene, as it was deemed accidental and his arm was not in an unnatural enough position. The Gunners then faced a 2-0 deficit just after the hour mark, but they showed resilience and managed to pull two goals back in eight minutes. Ultimately, Reiss Nelson's 97th-minute strike sealed a dramatic win for Arsenal, who are now five points clear of Manchester City and 14 points ahead of Manchester United, who have two games in hand.

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