West Ham denied penalty for Lewis-Potter's hold on Souček
Saturday, 2 May 2026 · 2025-26 · —
What happened
Keane Lewis-Potter held Tomáš Souček in what the KMI panel called "a clear non-footballing action which impacted the West Ham player's movement". The panel said VAR Tony Harrington should have intervened. It also split 3-2 that West Ham should have had a second penalty for Yarmolyuk's challenge on Pablo, but that one was not a VAR error.
- On the pitch
- No penalty: play on
- VAR
- VAR did not intervene
- Benefited
- BRE Brentford
- Harmed
- WHU West Ham United
Fan verdict
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Fallout
- West Ham were reported to be exploring legal action against the Premier League over officiating decisions.
Sources
- officialEvery VAR and referee error in the 2025-26 Premier League (BBC Sport, via ModernGhana)BBC Sport
- officialWest Ham United should have had two penalties against Brentford following VAR errorsYahoo Sports
- officialThree more VAR errors confirmed by Premier League panelYahoo Sports
- reportBrentford 3-0 West HamSky Sports
- reportPanels reveal more VAR trouble for West Ham after Brentford denialsRead West Ham