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Penalty not given for Reece James holding Malick Thiaw (CHE 0–1 NEW, —)

Refereeing CallErrorKMI panel ruling
CHEChelsea0 – 1Newcastle UnitedNEW

Matchweek 30 · Saturday 14 March · Referee Paul Tierney · VAR Michael Salisbury

Penalty not given for Reece James holding Malick Thiaw. 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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Penalty not given for Reece James holding Malick Thiaw
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