No penalty for McGinn on Osman: referee wrong, VAR right to stay out

What happened

Penalty not awarded: Challenge by McGinn on Osman. Panel: The panel were split, 4:1, with the majority feeling that a penalty should have been awarded on-field. McGinn steps into challenge Osman and makes contact without playing the ball. Whilst the majority of the panel preferred the outcome to be a penalty, with the high threshold for VAR intervention, the majority, 3:2, felt that it was not a clear and obvious error.

On the pitch

Penalty not awarded

VAR

VAR confirmed

Benefited

AVL Aston Villa

Harmed

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion

Reaction

• “The panel were split, 4:1, with the majority feeling that a penalty should have been awarded on-field. McGinn steps into challenge Osman and makes contact without playing the ball. Whilst the majority of the panel preferred the outcome to be a penalty, with the high threshold for VAR intervention, the majority, 3:2, felt that it was not a clear and obvious error.”

  KMI panel · Match Round 1 ruling · source

Sources

• officialPremier League Match Round 1 – Key Match Incidents Panel outcomesPremier League
• officialFull KMI panel decisions, Match Round 1 (PDF)Premier League