Premier League issue statement after VAR penalty drama in Crystal Palace vs Brentford
Premier League issue statement after VAR penalty drama in Crystal Palace vs Brentford
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The Premier League have confirmed Bryan Mbeumo was allowed to retake his penalty for Brentford against Crystal Palace following encroachment in the box from Marc Guehi. Brentford were awarded a spot-kick against the Eagles after Nathan Collins was caught by Maxence Lacroix, but Mbeumo missed his initial effort, striking the foot of the post after attempting to feint his shot.
But as Palace were celebrating the miss, VAR judged that Marc Guehi had encroached into the area and Mbeumo was able to retake his effort - this time making no mistake as he sent Dean Henderson then wrong way by rolling it into the bottom right hand corner.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5Live, former Wolves star Matt Jarvis was left stunned by the decision, saying: "Wow. That is a real touch of luck for Brentford and Bryan Mbuemo.". A Premier League statement confirmed the penalty was retaken due to encroaching from Guehi. It said: "Following Mbuemo’s penalty, the VAR established that Guehi had encroached on the penalty area and impacted an opponent, therefore recommended that the penalty was retaken.".
The official rules from the Premier League on encroachment, updated for the 2024-25 season, state that a player will only be penalised if he has an impact on the outcome of the kick. "When the ball is kicked, if a player has a foot on the penalty area line, which includes the 'arc', they are encroaching," the Premier League stated.
"To be penalised for encroachment, the player must have a material impact on the outcome of the kick. For example, this could be when a defender who encroaches clearly prevents a goal from being scored or impacts the ability of an opponent to play the ball. If the encroaching player has no impact, there is no offence.".
