No VAR error on Havertz penalty claim v Everton - panel
Kai Havertz should have been awarded a penalty on-field against Everton but the VAR was correct not to intervene, the KMI Panel has said.
[Getty Images] The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has unanimously voted that Kai Havertz should have been awarded a penalty on-field against Everton. But it was also ruled that the video assistant referee (VAR) was correct not to intervene. The Germany international went down under a challenge from Michael Keane in the 24th minute of the Gunners' 2-0 win at the Emirates on 14 March.
Referee Andy Madley allowed play to continue with the VAR, Stuart Attwell, deciding that contact was "minimal". Replays shows that the Everton defender had inadvertently stepped on Havertz's foot. The five members of the KMI Panel all felt Madley should have pointed to the spot, but there was a split 3:2 vote in support of no VAR review.
Arsenal have had no VAR errors recorded against them this season. Bu two missed spot-kicks for the opposition have been logged in their favour, in away games at Everton and Brighton.