Shirt pull on Isak should have been penalty – panel

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel ruled that Liverpool should have received a penalty against Arsenal after Jurrien Timber pulled Alexander Isak’s shirt. The decision matters because the referee and VAR had both allowed play to continue, despite replays showing the shirt pull.

The panel voted 4-1 that a penalty should have been given on the field, and 3-2 that VAR should have sent the referee to the monitor. Isak stayed on his feet, and Arsenal went on to win 1-0 through Kai Havertz’s goal. The panel also found that Ipswich should have had a penalty against Hull after Nobel Mendy held Dara O’Shea at a corner.