In the 6th round of the Premier League last night, Arsenal defeated Newcastle 2-1 away. Former Premier League referee Scott talked about a penalty kick that Arsenal was cancelled during the game. In the 14th minute of the game, Arsenal forward Yorke fell to the ground after contacting Newcastle goalkeeper Pope in the penalty area. The referee first awarded a penalty kick, then went to the sidelines to watch the video replay under the reminder of the VAR referee, and finally canceled the penalty kick. This penalty aroused dissatisfaction from Arsenal.
Former Premier League referee Scott said in his column of the Telegraph: "It's a difficult penalty. One of the challenges for the referee and VAR referee is that they will never know what kind of reaction they will get if they make the opposite penalty."
Scott continued: "If referee Jared Gillett (after watching the video replay) insisted on his initial penalty - it seemed that it might be a penalty from the sidelines monitor - Newcastle would definitely protest, saying that their goalkeeper Pope had already hit the ball first. After the referee changed the penalty and canceled the penalty, Arsenal also had reason to protest, saying that Pope did not take the initiative to kick the ball, but the ball hit him. On the body, Pope then brought down Yorke, and Yorke could have continued to control the ball."
Scott emphasized: "The most likely explanation for this change of judgment is: referee Jared Gillette, from his perspective, believed that Pope had not touched the ball at all (and awarded a penalty). If so, this would cause the VAR referee to intervene and remind the referee to re-examine his decision because he awarded the penalty under a wrong premise."
Finally, Scott said: "This type of dispute is not clearly stipulated in the rules of the game, so the referee can judge what should be handled. Given that there are two results in this situation, adhering to the principle of 'referee's decision' may be a better result."