Cunha goal allowed after Mbeumo trapped the ball with his arm (MUN 3–2 NFO, 55')
Bryan Mbeumo trapped Diogo Dalot's cross between his arm and hip before Matheus Cunha scored. VAR correctly sent referee Michael Salisbury to the monitor, but he kept the goal, calling the handball accidental. PGMOL admitted the next day that the goal should not have stood. It was worth two points to United.
- On the pitch
- Goal, kept after monitor review
- VAR
- Referee rejected VAR advice
- Benefited
- Manchester United
- Harmed
- Nottingham Forest
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Sources · 4
- Every VAR and referee error in the 2025-26 Premier League (BBC Sport, via ModernGhana) · BBC Sport
- PGMO admits error in allowing Matheus Cunha goal after Bryan Mbeumo handball · Sky Sports
- Premier League reveal why Mbeumo handball did not see United goal ruled out · Sports Mole
- 2025–26 Premier League table without every official VAR error · Sports Illustrated
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