Footage appears to show VAR officials still discussing decision to award Leicester a penalty against Wolves 30 MINUTES after the incident as Jamie Carragher claims ‘I think he might be telling him he’s made a mistake’
- Leicester were controversially awarded a penalty in their clash against Wolves
- Max Kilman was penalised for handball after blocking Dennis Praet’s delivery
- After checking his VAR monitor, referee Anthony Taylor awarded the spot-kick
- Footage has emerged of the VAR officials debating the decision at the break
Footage has emerged which appears to show VAR officials debating the decision to award Leicester their first penalty against Wolves more than half an hour after the incident.
The short clip, broadcast live during Sky Sports’ coverage of the clash, was taken from inside VAR’s Stockley Park headquarters – with technology chief Neil Swarbrick and Stuart Atwell caught in conversation.
Jamie Carragher believes Swarbrick, who retired from officiating in 2018, had been informing Atwell that he made a glaring error over the divisive spot-kick.
Footage has emerged of VAR officials discussing the decision to award Leicester their penalty
Jamie Vardy fired home against Wolves after Max Kilman was harshly judged to have handled
The Sky Sports pundit said: ‘Well they must be still having this debate what we’re having in terms of running action.
‘I think he (Swarbrick) might be telling him he’s made a mistake, I mean why would you go in there and sort of explain that running action if you got it right?’
Max Kilman was harshly deemed to have handled inside the box after Dennis Praet’s delivery, fired at him from close range, struck his arm.
Jamie Carragher believes the conversation was likely Neil Swarbrick pointing out the mistake
Anthony Taylor, the on-field referee, was recommended to check the pitchside monitor by VAR. After a brief check of the handball, the official pointed to the spot.
The decision sparked outrage with confusion over how Kilman could have avoided handling.
The young defender was seen taking steps forward at speed to block the cross, with his arms raised as part of his running motion.
Swarbrick (right) had appeared to be repeating Kilman’s running motion before his handball
Anthony Taylor was told to check his VAR monitor and after a brief pause awarded the penalty
Micah Richards, Carragher’s colleague and Sportsmail columnist, agreed that the awarding of the spot-kick was ‘harsh’.
‘I think he’s in an expected running position there so I don’t know why that had been given,’ he said. ‘I think before the rules have changed I could understand why it would be given.
‘But he’s running towards the ball and when he’s got his arms like that he’s just in a motion. It’s not like he’s got his arms outside of his body, that’s a natural running motion.’