No VAR error on Havertz penalty claim v Everton - panel
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The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has unanimously voted that Arsenal's Kai Havertz should have been awarded a penalty on-field against Everton.
But it was also ruled that the video assistant referee (VAR) was correct not to intervene.
The Germany international went down under a challenge from Michael Keane in the 24th minute of the Gunners' 2-0 win at the Emirates on 14 March.
Referee Andy Madley allowed play to continue with the VAR, Stuart Attwell, deciding that contact was "minimal".
Replays shows that the Everton defender had inadvertently stepped on Havertz's foot.
The five members of the KMI Panel all felt Madley should have pointed to the spot, but there was a split 3:2 vote that it "was not a clear and obvious error requiring VAR intervention".
Arsenal have had no VAR errors recorded against them this season.
But two missed spot-kicks for the opposition have been logged in their favour, in away games at Everton and Brighton.
