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Penalty to Sunderland after VAR review (LEE 0–1 SUN, 67')

Refereeing CallCorrectKMI panel ruling
LEELeeds United0 – 1SunderlandSUN

Matchweek 29 · Tuesday 3 March · Referee Stuart Attwell · VAR Paul Tierney

The penalty was awarded following 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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No penalty
VAR
VAR overturned
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Harmed
Leeds United
r/soccer post-match threadMeltdown9015 of 81 comments angry about the officiating, mostly LEE fansGenuinely a horrific football match. Neither team deserved a point. Clear penalty against us, but how VAR hasn’t even looked at O’Nien tackling Struijk in the first half is genuinely malpractice. Ref was s*** all game fo…
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