The Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel has narrowly voted that Liverpool were not wrongly denied a penalty in the 0-0 draw at Arsenal earlier this month. Florian Wirtz went down under a challenge from Leandro Trossard in the 48th minute, but referee Anthony Taylor waved away the spot-kick claims. It was a split vote for the on-field decision, 3-2, that Taylor was correct not to point to the spot. The panel said: "Wirtz knocks the ball a long way from him and Trossard plants his foot into the space ahead of the Liverpool attacker. Two panellists felt that "Trossard challenged the man and not the ball" and it should have been awarded by the referee.

Source: BBC January 21, 2026 20:08 UTC