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Cole Palmer goal ruled out by VAR (LIV 1–1 CHE, 50')

Refereeing CallCorrectKMI panel ruling
LIVLiverpool1 – 1ChelseaCHE

Matchweek 36 · Saturday 9 May · Referee Craig Pawson · VAR Tony Harrington

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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r/soccer post-match threadFurious5722 of 400 comments angry about the officiating, mostly LIV fansNice of the ref to round off a horrible viewing experience by f***ing up a simple advantage and then rewarding the same Palmer dive for the tenth time with 5 seconds to go
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