Forest penalty for Alisson on Williams judged wrong by panel
Saturday, 29 August 2026 · 2026-27 · 68'
What happened
Penalty awarded: Challenge by Alisson on Williams. Panel: The panel felt that the referee's call of a penalty was incorrect on-field, 3:2. The contact from Allison was inevitable as a consequence of his momentum in attempting to save the ball - the contact made was not reckless and below the threshold for a penalty. However, the non-intervention by the VAR was unanimously supported on the basis that it was not a clear and obvious error.
- On the pitch
- Penalty awarded
- VAR
- VAR confirmed
- Benefited
- NFO Nottingham Forest
- Harmed
- LIV Liverpool
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Reaction
“The panel felt that the referee's call of a penalty was incorrect on-field, 3:2. The contact from Allison was inevitable as a consequence of his momentum in attempting to save the ball - the contact made was not reckless and below the threshold for a penalty. However, the non-intervention by the VAR was unanimously supported on the basis that it was not a clear and obvious error.”
KMI panel · Match Round 2 ruling · source