EPL: Panel rules Arsenal wrongly denied penalty against Aston Villa

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled that Arsenal midfielder, Bruno Guimaraes, should person gotten a punishment astatine Aston Villa aft helium was fouled by Ian Maatsen.

The KMI Panel further noted that Maatsen should person been shown a 2nd yellowish paper and been sent disconnected aft the incident.

Arsenal were already 1-0 up erstwhile the foul happened successful the eighth infinitesimal of stoppage time.

Guimaraes broke into the container and looked acceptable to shoot, earlier Maatsen made a hopeless lunge to halt the Brazil international.

The KMI Panel voted 5:0, ruling that referee Jarred Gillett made an on-field mistake and that it was a missed involution by video adjunct referee James Bell.

“Clear interaction was made connected the attacker’s lasting limb and Maatsen made nary interaction with the ball,” the KMI Panel said.

It added that “the situation was reckless and truthful a 2nd caution should person been awarded”.

EPL: Panel rules Arsenal wrongly d...