Var Error Cost Brighton Penalty Against Arsenal

Brighton should person been awarded a punishment successful their 1-0 loss astatine location to Arsenal connected 4 March, nan Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has said.

The Seagulls were trailing to Bukayo Saka's ninth-minute extremity erstwhile they pushed guardant successful nan 3rd infinitesimal of first-half stoppage time.

After a transverse was delivered from nan left, Brighton midfielder Mats Wieffer tried to tally into nan container towards nan formation of nan shot but was hauled to nan crushed by Gabriel Martinelli.

Referee Chris Kavanagh allowed play to proceed and it was cleared by nan video adjunct referee (VAR), Michael Salisbury.

Fabian Hurzeler complained to 4th charismatic David Webb and nan Brighton leader ended up exchanging words pinch Mikel Arteta connected nan touchline.

The Premier League Match Centre wrote connected X that nan VAR "deemed location was nary clear and evident error".

But nan KMI Panel voted 4:1 that a spot-kick should person been awarded connected nan field, and 3:2 that it was a missed VAR intervention.

The ruling said: "Martinelli is not looking astatine nan ball, holds Weiffer into nan area and prevents nan Brighton subordinate from challenging for nan ball."

It is nan 2nd clip this play Arsenal person escaped a VAR punishment successful an distant crippled they person won 1-0.

In December, Everton should person been awarded a penalty for William Saliba's situation connected Thierno Barry. The VAR was Michael Salisbury for that match, too.

There person now been 18 VAR errors logged this season, matching nan full for nan full 2024-25 campaign.

From this aforesaid gameweek, Leeds United should person been fixed a punishment successful their 1-0 nonaccomplishment astatine location to Sunderland for Luke O'Nien's holding offence connected Pascal Struijk.

The Gunners person had nary VAR mistakes against them.