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Premier League panel upholds Newcastle United goal against Tottenham

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 11:10 AM

Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Premier League panel upholds Newcastle United goal against Tottenham

Summary

The Premier League Independent Key Match Incidents Panel unanimously ruled that the opening goal scored by Anthony Elanga for Newcastle United against Tottenham on August 29 was correctly awarded. The five-member panel voted 5-0 to support the on-field decision made by referee Peter Bankes. They also voted 5-0 to back the VAR decision made by Darren England, confirming that no offside offense occurred during the play. The controversy stemmed from a challenge by Tottenham regarding a diagonal pass from Nico Gonzalez to Amir Dedic. Officials applied the league's thicker line offside protocol, which grants benefit of the doubt to attackers in marginal situations. The panel concluded that the use of these lines correctly determined that Dedic was in an onside position when he received the pass.

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By the Numbers

•The five-member panel unanimously supported the goal scored by Anthony Elanga.
•Referees and VAR officials received unanimous backing for their handling of the 62nd-minute play.
•The decision relied on thicker offside lines intended to prevent marginal or toenail-offside calls.
•Tottenham had contested the goal, claiming the right-back was offside during the build-up.

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11:10 AMYahoo Sports — Premier League Key Match Incidents panel vote on Tottenham and Newcastle United incident

What they're saying

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The Premier League Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel is in the news once again. The KMI panel has five members, made up of three former players and/or coaches, plus one representative each from the Premier League and PGMOL.
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