The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel has concluded that while Arsenal’s Kai Havertz should have been awarded a penalty against Everton, the VAR was correct not to overturn the original decision.
​The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel unanimously agreed that referee Andy Madley should have awarded Arsenal a penalty during their 2-0 win over Everton.
Kai Havertz went down after Michael Keane stepped on his foot, but play was allowed to continue.
Although the panel felt the on-field call was wrong, they supported the VAR’s decision not to intervene, citing “minimal” contact.
​The five-member panel split 3:2 in favor of the VAR, Stuart Attwell, remaining sidelined. This ruling means Arsenal has still not had a VAR error recorded against them this season.
Despite the missed call, the Germany international’s fall was deemed insufficient to meet the “clear and obvious” threshold for a review.
Replays confirmed Keane “inadvertently stepped on Havertz’s foot” during the 24th-minute challenge.
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