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Everton<\/b><\/a> should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 defeat to <\/b>Arsenal<\/b><\/a> on 20 December, according to the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel.<\/b><\/p>\n The Gunners were leading 1-0 in the 57th minute at the Hill Dickinson Stadium when William Saliba and Everton<\/a> striker Thierno Barry clashed inside the area. <\/p>\n Barry got to the ball first, but his boot was kicked by Arsenal<\/a>‘s French defender.<\/p>\n The panel voted 3:2 that the on-field decision by referee Sam Barrott to not award a penalty was incorrect. <\/p>\n It also voted 3:2 that video assistant referee (VAR) Michael Salisbury should have sent the match official to the monitor to change his decision.<\/p>\n Three panel members noted “Saliba carelessly kicks Barry with no contact on the ball” and they felt it was a clear and obvious error.<\/p>\n Two panellists supported the no-penalty call because “there was not enough impact and a delayed reaction”.<\/p>\n Everton<\/a> manager David Moyes was confused why other similar incidents had resulted in spot-kicks. <\/p>\n In particular he referenced a penalty given by the on-field referee to Fulham<\/a> against Nottingham Forest<\/a> two days later. The panel unanimously supported this spot-kick decision.<\/p>\n “I was half-choking last night when I saw the decision given [to Fulham<\/a>] and ours wasn’t,” said Moyes. “It feels as though certain clubs get those decisions and other clubs don’t.”<\/p>\n Each KMI Panel is made up of five members. Three are former players or coaches, plus there is one representative each from the Premier League and Professional Game Match Officials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n