"When the check was first ongoing, you would be forgiven for thinking it was for a possible red card for Pope. After all, Gyökeres was brought down when through on goal. But there couldn't be a DOGSO (denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity) offence, because Pope was making an attempt for the ball. So that left only one other option: the VAR was considering the merits of the penalty."
"What the referee saw is always crucial to a VAR check; England identified that Pope had got a touch on the ball, but Gillett hadn't seen this and believed that the goalkeeper had only made contact with Gyökeres. The VAR still has to make his own judgement that this should be an overturn, because getting contact on the ball doesn't automatically mean a foul cannot be committed."
Viktor Gyökeres broke through centrally and went to ground after skipping past Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope, prompting referee Jarred Gillett to award a penalty. VAR Darren England reviewed the incident and cancelled the penalty after determining Pope had made contact with the ball. A DOGSO dismissal was not applicable because the goalkeeper was making an attempt for the ball. New visual information that the referee had not seen justified a review. The VAR then had to judge whether the touch on the ball negated a foul, noting that contact with the ball does not automatically prevent a foul.
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