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Penalty not given for an Olivier Boscagli foul on Tammy Abraham

AVLAston Villa1 – 0Brighton & Hove AlbionBHA

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 · 2025-26 · —

What happened

Penalty not given for an Olivier Boscagli foul on Tammy Abraham. The KMI panel ruled the on-field decision wrong, but not a clear and obvious error, so VAR was right not to intervene.

On the pitch: Penalty not given for an Olivier Boscagli foul on Tammy Abraham
VAR: VAR confirmed
Benefited: BHA Brighton & Hove Albion
Harmed: AVL Aston Villa

Fan verdict

Was the final decision right?

One tap, then pick your club. We show how Aston Villa fans, Brighton & Hove Albion fans and everyone else answered.

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Officials & their calls

RefereePeter BankesErrorcareer on file: 8 err · 58%VARTony HarringtonCorrectcareer on file: 5 err · 62%Assistant VARSian Massey-EllisCorrectcareer on file: 1 err · 93%

What the fans thought

Furious63

4 of 41 comments in the r/soccer post-match thread were angry about the officiating, mostly from Brighton & Hove Albion fans. Main gripes: penalty and red card.

“Absolutely insane comment. Brighton should have had atleast 5 more yellows and Baleba should’ve been sent off” · 13 upvotes

“I don’t think there was enough to us to say solid. Villa had an awful showing and we just couldn’t threaten at all and just fouled constantly killing any positivity out of the pressing. Gut punch maybe but Boscagli gave …” · 9 upvotes · BHA fan

Whole-match mood, not this incident alone.

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