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Penalty to Manchester City after VAR review (MCI 1–1 BHA, 39')

Refereeing CallCorrectKMI panel ruling
MCIManchester City1 – 1Brighton & Hove AlbionBHA

Matchweek 21 · Wednesday 7 January · Referee Tom Bramall · VAR Alex Chilowicz

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.

On the pitch
No penalty
VAR
VAR overturned
Benefited
Manchester City
Harmed
Brighton & Hove Albion
r/soccer post-match threadQuiet41 of 557 comments angry about the officiatingI will never understand this. Their cheating likely robbed you of 2-3 more titles and yet you want to them to have more success? It’s not like Arsenal are catching up in titles. It’s just gross behavior, imo.
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