Panel confirms Liverpool should have had penalty for Timber's shirt pull on Isak
Liverpool have been told they were wrongly denied a penalty during their game against Arsenal, after the Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel ruled on an incident involving Alexander Isak.
BBC Sport (BBC Sport) reports that the panel concluded Liverpool should have been awarded a spot-kick for Jurrien Timber's shirt pull on Isak. The Liverpool Echo (Liverpool Echo) confirms the same outcome, saying the panel "reach agreement" that a penalty should have been given.
This Is Anfield (This Is Anfield) adds that Isak was "wrongly denied" the penalty, backing up the verdict as official confirmation that the officials got the call wrong on the night. Liverpool.com (Liverpool.com) goes into a bit more detail, specifying that Timber's pull on Isak's shirt was the act in question and calling it a "decisive verdict" from the panel.
All four outlets are in full agreement here - there's no disagreement on the facts or the panel's conclusion, just slightly different framing of the same ruling. For Liverpool supporters, it's another case of a key decision going against the club in a game against one of their rivals, though as ever these retrospective panel verdicts come with no change to the result itself.
It won't change anything on the pitch, but for a club keeping track of marginal calls in big matches, it's another data point suggesting Liverpool have had decisions go against them this season. Attention for the Reds now turns to Liverpool Women, who host Aston Villa Women on Wednesday 11 November [A].
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