The Premier League Key Match Incidents panel has concluded that Brighton & Hove Albion were wrongly denied a penalty in their 1\u20130 defeat to Arsenal earlier this month. The panel found that on-field referee Chris Kavanagh should have awarded a spot-kick and that VAR Michael Salisbury was wrong not to intervene.<\/p>\n
During the match Kavanagh did not call for a foul and VAR Michael Salisbury cleared the incident, with the Match Centre then taking to social media to confirm \u201cno clear and obvious error\u201d was detected. The KMI panel, which is made up of three former players or coaches and one representative from both the Premier League and Professional Game Match Officials Limited, has now overruled that assessment.<\/p>\n
Arsenal\u2019s victory over Brighton took them seven points clear at the top of the standings after Manchester City were held by Nottingham Forest. It is impossible to predict how the award of a penalty for Brighton might have impacted both that specific game and the wider title race. If converted, it would have changed the trajectory of the game, but Arsenal could still have gone on to win.<\/p>\n
This is the third time this season that the KMI panel has issued a ruling that has gone against a decision which benefited Arsenal. Earlier this month the panel decided Declan Rice should have conceded a penalty for handball in a 2\u20131 victory over Chelsea, noting he wrapped his hands around Jorrel Hato and deflected the ball away with his arm. The Blues did score moments later in an unrelated play.<\/p>\n
In December the panel ruled that William Saliba was wrongly saved from conceding a penalty against Everton striker Thierno Barry in a game that ended 1\u20130 in Arsenal\u2019s favor. Salisbury was the VAR for that game as well.<\/p>\n
The repeated post-match findings raise questions about the application of video review in key moments and the consistency of on-field and VAR decisions, as highlighted by the panel\u2019s latest statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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