"Martinelli is not looking at the ball, holds Weiffer into the area and prevents the Brighton player from challenging for the ball. The KMI Panel voted 4:1 that a spot-kick should have been awarded on the field, and 3:2 that it was a missed VAR intervention."
"It is the second time this season Arsenal have escaped a VAR penalty in an away game they have won 1-0. In December, Everton should have been awarded a penalty for William Saliba's challenge on Thierno Barry. The VAR was Michael Salisbury for that match, too."
Brighton's 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal on 4 March involved a controversial missed penalty decision. In first-half stoppage time, Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli hauled down Brighton midfielder Mats Wieffer as he attempted to challenge for a cross. Referee Chris Kavanagh allowed play to continue and VAR Michael Salisbury did not intervene. The Premier League's KMI Panel subsequently voted 4:1 that a penalty should have been awarded and 3:2 that VAR should have intervened. The panel ruled Martinelli prevented Wieffer from challenging for the ball. This marks Arsenal's second 1-0 away win this season involving a missed VAR penalty decision, with a similar incident occurring against Everton in December.
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