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KMI panel rules Sunderland penalty vs Arsenal was wrong

Premier League review finds referee erred in awarding spot kick but VAR's non-intervention was justified.

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What to know

  • The KMI panel unanimously found the Sunderland penalty was incorrectly awarded by referee John Brooks, vindicating Mikel Arteta's immediate criticism.
  • A 3-2 majority of the panel supported VAR's non-intervention, ruling the error was not 'clear and obvious' enough to overturn despite being wrong.
  • Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya saved the disputed penalty in the 55th minute; the 2-0 Arsenal win stood unchanged.
  • The panel backed all other major decisions in the match, including Arsenal's awarded penalty and red card.

“Although it was a very untidy challenge in which Konsa initially had arms around Ballard, Ballard engages in a holding action which pulls Konsa onto him so they both fall to the floor.”

Premier League KMI Panel, Independent review body · Yahoo Sports ↗

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KMI panel rules Sunderland penalty vs Arsenal was wrong
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  1. background

    Panel backs all other Arsenal match decisions — The KMI panel unanimously supported Arsenal's penalty and red card for a foul on Bukayo Saka, unanimously backed the disallowed offside goal by Jurrien Timber, and ruled 4-1 that no penalty should have been awarded for a potential foul by Brian Brobbey on Riccardo Calafiori. The panel also unanimously rejected claims of a second Sunderland penalty for Christos Tzolis's challenge on Nordi Mukiele.

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    VAR non-intervention backed by 3-2 panel vote

    Though the panel unanimously agreed the penalty was wrong, a 3-2 majority supported VAR's decision not to intervene, finding the error was not clear and obvious enough to warrant an overturn based on the combined actions of both players.

    “The non-VAR intervention was supported, 3:2, with the majority considering that the on-field decision was not a clear and obvious error, given the combined actions from both players.”
    — Premier League KMI Panel
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    KMI panel rules penalty was incorrect decision

    The Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel, in a 5-0 vote, determined that the referee made an incorrect decision by awarding the penalty. The panel examined Konsa's challenge on Ballard and concluded that while it was a 'very untidy challenge,' Ballard engaged in a holding action that pulled Konsa onto him, meaning no penalty should have been awarded.

    “The panel unanimously felt that the referee's call of a penalty for a holding offence was incorrect.”
    — Premier League KMI Panel

    1. 4 outlets first by Yahoo Sports, 19h ago · also The New York Times, The Times, ESPN · read ↗

    • Sunderland’s penalty against Arsenal earlier this month was incorrectly awarded but was “not a clear and obvious error” for the video assistant referee (VAR) to overturn, a Premier League panel has found. More from @ Millar_Colin@twitter.com

      TheAthleticFC@sportsbots.xyzMastodon19h agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Referee Brooks awards Sunderland penalty in Arsenal match — During a corner kick, referee John Brooks awarded Sunderland a penalty for Ezri Konsa's challenge on Dan Ballard. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya saved the resulting penalty by Enzo Le Fee in the 55th minute, with Arsenal ultimately winning 2-0.