VAR reversed a decision by Anthony Taylor to penalise Kevin for a foul on Bukayo Saka in the penalty area during the Saturday evening Premier League clash
Arsenal saw a penalty against Fulham be over-ruled after Premier League referee Anthony Taylor consulted VAR. The north Londoners were holding onto a fragile 1-0 lead at Craven Cottage at the time.
Mikel Arteta thought his side were about to double their lead when Kevin brought down Bukayo Saka in the penalty area. Taylor initially pointed to the sport, adjudging the Fulham star to have fouled the England international.
However, when given a second look, he saw Kevin made contact with the ball as Saka cut inside and deemed the challenge to be fair, despite the frustrations of Arsenal players and Arteta.
“After review, number 22 makes a challenge and plays the ball therefore no foul is committed,” Taylor said when announcing the decision over the Craven Cottage PA system. “No penalty, restart with a drop ball from the goalkeeper.”
Another explanation was also given to fans by the Premier League Match Centre X page. They tweeted: “After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of penalty to Arsenal.”
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