The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has ruled that both the referee and video assistant referee (VAR) were correct not to award a penalty to Manchester United's Amad Diallo in their draw at Bournemouth last month.
Amad went down inside the area after Bournemouth defender Adrien Truffert appeared to place two hands on him. Referee Stuart Attwell waved away the penalty appeals.
The home side immediately broke up the other end of the pitch and scored through Ryan Christie in the 67th minute.
It was a key moment, from United potentially taking a 2-0 lead to being pegged back to 1-1 at Vitality Stadium on 20 March.
Truffert's challenge was checked and cleared by the VAR, Craig Pawson, who decided there was no clear and obvious error.
The KMI Panel produced a split 3:2 vote against a spot-kick being awarded on the field.
It was noted that "whilst Truffert runs a risk, the contact made was not impactful and therefore below the high threshold for a foul".
Two panellists said the action was "non-footballing and a penalty should have been awarded".
However, the KMI Panel unanimously supported the non-VAR intervention, stating that it was "in keeping with the high threshold for VAR overturns".
Published By: Ajayi Oluwaseun Michael.
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