Premier League panel admits penalty awarded to Sunderland vs Arsenal was wrong

[p]The league's ‌five-member Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel unanimously ‌ruled that referee John Brooks made the wrong on-field ‌call when he awarded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] a penalty ‌in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]'s 2-0 win after defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konsa-ezri/4CQLQWTa/"]Ezri Konsa[/a] was judged to have fouled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ballard-daniel/b7is4eSG/"]Dan Ballard[/a] during a ‌corner.[/p][p]Arteta described the decision as "unacceptable" after ⁠the match, although ‌Arsenal escaped unscathed when goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raya-david/nkVV0IXb/"]David Raya[/a] pushed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/le-fee-enzo/hC5yfF2A/"]Enzo Le ​Fee[/a]'s penalty onto the post in the 55th minute.[/p][p][b]"The panel unanimously felt that ​the referee's call of a penalty for a holding offence was incorrect,"[/b] the panel said ⁠in its report.[/p][p]"Although ​it was a very untidy challenge in which Konsa initially had arms around Ballard, Ballard engages in a holding action which pulls Konsa onto him ‌so they both fall to the floor."[/p][embed guid="2b2a2de2-0a0d-4f32-abb6-5bf632b57e81" url="https://x.com/TheAthleticFC/status/2102698102503407724" social-type="twitter" /][p]However, the panel backed VAR's decision not to recommend an on-field review.[/p][p][b]"The non-VAR intervention was supported, 3:2, with the majority considering that the on-field decision was not a clear and obvious error, given the combined actions from both players,"[/b] it said.[/p][p]The KMI Panel is an independent body comprising three ‌former players or coaches, one Premier League representative ​and one representative from Pro Ref, the ‌organisation responsible for refereeing in England.[/p][p]The reigning champions Arsenal sit second in the Premier League standings after a 3-0 loss to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a] on Saturday, and will host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds ⁠United[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/leeds-tUxUbLR2/?mid=xtmHKGT0"]October ⁠10 after the international ‌break[/a].[/p]