Post Match Thread: Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League
Rate the refereeing in AVL 1–2 NFO
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Rate the refereeing in AVL 1–2 NFO
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Rate the refereeing in HUL 0–0 AVL
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Rate the refereeing in AVL 0–1 ARS
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Penalty not awarded: Challenge by Kamara on Havertz. Panel: The panel supported the referee's call of no penalty with the contact made being below the threshold for a penalty.
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Penalty not awarded: Challenge by Torres on Calafiori. Panel: The panel supported the referee's call of no penalty with the contact made being below the threshold for a penalty.
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Second caution dismissal not given: Challenge by Tzolis on McGinn. Panel: The non-award of a second caution was unanimously supported with a good advantage played and therefore the challenge did not stop the promising attack. The panel also felt that the first caution was below the threshold.
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Penalty not awarded: Challenge by White on Maatsen. Panel: The panel supported the referee's call of no penalty with the contact made being below the threshold for a penalty.
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In the eighth minute of added time, Ian Maatsen, already on a yellow, caught Bruno Guimarães' standing leg without touching the ball. Jarred Gillett played on and VAR did not recommend a review. The KMI panel ruled 5-0 that it was a penalty and a second yellow. Arsenal won 1-0 through Saka regardless.
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Penalty awarded: Challenge by Maatsen on Saka. VAR intervened and the decision was overturned. Panel: The VAR intervention to award a free kick instead of a penalty was unanimously supported with the foul occurring just outside the area.
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Rate the refereeing in BHA 4–0 AVL
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Goal awarded: Challenge by Ayari on Gomes. Panel: The panel felt that the challenge did not meet the high threshold for a foul, therefore, the Referee's call to award the goal was supported.
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Sending off dismissal not given: Actions of Gomes on Rutter. VAR intervened and the decision was overturned. Panel: The VAR intervention to award a red card for violent conduct was unanimously supported. Gomes kicked out at Rutter after the ball had gone.
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Penalty not awarded: Handball appeal against Torres. Panel: The Referee's call of no penalty for a potential handball offence against Torres was supported. His arms were in an expected position when aerially challenging for the ball.
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Goal not awarded: Kostoulas in an offside position. Panel: The on-field offside decision to disallow the goal for an offence against Kostoulas was supported.
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Penalty not awarded: Challenge by McGinn on Osman. Panel: The panel were split, 4:1, with the majority feeling that a penalty should have been awarded on-field. McGinn steps into challenge Osman and makes contact without playing the ball. Whilst the majority of the panel preferred the outcome to be a penalty, with the high threshold for VAR intervention, the majority, 3:2, felt that it was not a clear and obvious error.
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Goal awarded: Rutter in an onside position. Panel: The on-field onside decision to award the goal was supported.
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The goal was initially not given, but awarded after a VAR review. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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VAR reviewed the goal and it was disallowed. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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VAR reviewed the goal and it was disallowed. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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A penalty was given on the field but overturned after a VAR review. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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VAR reviewed the goal and it was disallowed. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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Penalty not given for an Olivier Boscagli foul on Tammy Abraham. The KMI panel ruled the on-field decision wrong, but not a clear and obvious error, so VAR was right not to intervene.
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VAR reviewed the goal and it was disallowed. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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The KMI panel ruled that James Garner should have been shown a second yellow card. Second cautions were not reviewable by VAR in 2025-26.
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The KMI panel ruled that Mikel Merino should have been shown a second yellow card. Second cautions were not reviewable by VAR in 2025-26.
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The goal was initially not given, but awarded after a VAR review. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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The KMI panel ruled that André should have been shown a second yellow card. Second cautions were not reviewable by VAR in 2025-26.
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The card was upgraded to red after a VAR review. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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VAR reviewed the goal and it was disallowed. The decision does not appear among the errors the KMI panel logged for 2025-26, which means the panel voted it correct.
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Brentford goal disallowed for a push on Emiliano Martínez. The KMI panel ruled the on-field decision wrong, but not a clear and obvious error, so VAR was right not to intervene.
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