Late Liverpool penalty for Hall's clumsy challenge
Sunday, 23 August 2026 · 2026-27 · 90+6'
What happened
Deep in stoppage time Stuart Attwell gave Liverpool a penalty after Lewis Hall stepped across Víctor Muñoz. Dominik Szoboszlai converted for 2-2. The KMI panel unanimously backed the call and VAR's decision not to intervene.
- On the pitch
- Penalty to Liverpool
- VAR
- VAR confirmed
- Benefited
- LIV Liverpool
- Harmed
- NEW Newcastle United
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Reaction
“The panel unanimously supported the Referee's call of a penalty. Hall stepped across Munoz making contact with the attacker and not with the ball.”
KMI panel · Match Round 1 ruling · source