Liverpool denied clear penalty in Arsenal loss, Premier League panel rules
The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel says Jurrien Timber's shirt pull on Alexander Isak should have been a penalty. Arsenal won the November 1 game at Anfield 1-0.
Liverpool should have had a penalty against Arsenal, the Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has ruled. The panel found that Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber pulled back Liverpool striker Alexander Isak in the 21st minute. The game at Anfield on November 1 ended 1-0 to Arsenal. The Nile Post, citing BBC Sport, and Capital FM reported the ruling. Isak just failed to get his head on a cross from Bradley Barcola. Referee Andy Madley did not give a penalty. Video assistant referee (VAR) Stuart Attwell checked the incident and cleared it. Replays showed Timber grabbing Isak's shirt. The Nile Post reported that Isak stayed on his feet. The panel voted 4:1 that the referee should have given the penalty on the field. It voted 3:2 that the VAR should have stepped in and sent Madley to the pitchside monitor. Two panellists cited the "subjectivity in assessing impact" as a reason not to intervene. The majority called it a "clear and obvious error" by the VAR. The panel agreed unanimously that Timber's challenge…
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