No penalty for McGinn on Osman: referee wrong, VAR right to stay out (BHA 4–0 AVL, 79')

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.

On the pitch

Penalty not awarded

VAR

VAR confirmed

Benefited

Aston Villa

Harmed

Brighton & Hove Albion