Panel says Nottingham Forest penalty against Liverpool was incorrect

The Premier League Key Match Incidents Panel ruled that Nottingham Forest should not have received a penalty during their match against Liverpool. The incident involved an 68th-minute challenge by Alisson on Neco Williams. While the panel voted 3:2 that referee Sam Barrott made an error in awarding the spot kick, they unanimously supported the decision by VAR official Michael Oliver not to intervene. The panel determined the contact was not reckless and resulted from the goalkeeper's momentum, falling below the required threshold for a penalty. Despite the officiating controversy, the match ended in a 2-2 draw after a late equaliser from Victor Munoz. The panel stated that because VAR intervention requires a higher threshold, the failure to change the on-field ruling did not constitute a clear and obvious error.

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