Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli was criticised after an incident during the Premier League fixture against Liverpool in which he pushed opponent Conor Bradley as the defender was lying on the pitch following an injury. The push occurred within the same sequence that saw Bradley struggle to stand after a collision with a teammate. Observers on the pitch and in replays noted that Martinelli made contact with Bradley’s lower back at a time when Bradley was in the process of getting up._2_ Liverpool manager Arne Slot publicly defended Martinelli, stating that the push was accidental and that the player had no intent to cause harm. Slot was quoted as saying that Martinelli did not realise Bradley was injured and that the contact was a result of the dynamics of play. Comments from the Liverpool coaching staff echoed this position, with the team’s assistant coach remarking that a player’s brief interaction during a recovery situation cannot be viewed as a deliberate offence._3_ The incident was reviewed by the Premier League’s Match Review Panel, which concluded that the action fell within the guidelines for an inadvertent challenge and recommended that no disciplinary sanction be applied. The decision was announced shortly after the match and was included in the official report of the match. Martinelli subsequently apologized to Bradley via social media, acknowledging that the push was unfortunate but unintentional. No further action was taken by the club or the league beyond the review.