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No penalty after Burn stands on Ouattara

Sunday, 9 November 2025 · 2025-26 · 61'

What happened

Dan Burn stood on the foot of Dango Ouattara, but the VAR felt the Brentford player theatrically threw himself to the ground. It should have been a penalty in the 61st minute.

On the pitch: See summary
VAR: VAR did not intervene
Benefited: NEW Newcastle United
Harmed: BRE Brentford

Fan verdict

Was the final decision right?

One tap, then pick your club. We show how Brentford fans, Newcastle United fans and everyone else answered.

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Officials & their calls

RefereeStuart AttwellErrorcareer on file: 11 err · 59%VARPaul TierneyErrorcareer on file: 8 err · 53%Assistant VARNick GreenhalghErrorcareer on file: 1 err · 83%

What the fans thought

Heated45

9 of 206 comments in the r/soccer post-match thread were angry about the officiating. Main gripes: penalty and red card.

“what an absolutely brilliant performance today. controlled the game for the entire 90 minutes, completely nullified their attack, whereas ours had one of the best performances they have had together. schade looked like a…” · 32 upvotes · BRE fan

“Howe not hauling off Burn for Hall 15 minutes before the penalty is insane to me. I said after the summer we had that we will probably finish 10-12th if we sell Isak because we can't replicate the goals. We look impotent…” · 17 upvotes · NEW fan

Whole-match mood, not this incident alone.

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