Football NewsMirror FootballUnverified source· 9 Sept 2026
VAR Verdict on Liverpool Penalty Sparks Outrage
Premier League panel says penalty shouldn't have been given, but VAR was right not to overturn.
Match
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Incident
Penalty awarded to Forest after Alisson challenge on Neco Williams
Panel ruling
Penalty shouldn't have been awarded, but VAR intervention not warranted
What happened. The Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel ruled that Nottingham Forest's penalty at Liverpool was wrongly awarded, but supported the VAR decision not to overturn it.
- The panel said referee Sam Barrott should not have given the penalty.
- Michael Oliver was correct not to send Barrott to the monitor.
- The decision helped Forest go 2-1 up before Liverpool equalized late.
The ruling highlights ongoing controversy over VAR's use in key decisions.
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