No penalty for Bernardo Silva's wrestling hold on Röhl (EVE 3–3 MCI, 87')
With Everton 3-2 up, Bernardo Silva grappled Merlin Röhl to the ground at a corner. Michael Oliver did not see it, and VAR Paul Howard decided the holding happened before the ball was in play. The KMI panel ruled 5-0 that it was a sustained hold that continued as the corner was taken. Jérémy Doku equalised in the 97th minute.
- On the pitch
- No penalty: play on
- VAR
- VAR did not intervene
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- Manchester City
- Harmed
- Everton
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Sources · 4
- Every VAR and referee error in the 2025-26 Premier League (BBC Sport, via ModernGhana) · BBC Sport
- Everton were wrongly denied a spot-kick against Manchester City · Yahoo Sports
- Premier League panel confirms Everton wrongly denied penalty against Man City · Tribuna
- 2025–26 Premier League table without every official VAR error · Sports Illustrated
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