With reference to the retaken penalty. This was retaken because VAR correctly identified that an encroaching player had direct impact on the result?
eg rice was first to the rebound to clear. VAR uses same technology to determine finite decision on encroachment as it does on offside.eg It is factual
In the EPL, encroachment by a goalkeeper at a penalty, will and can only be awarded by the referee aided by an onfield assistant. VAR is not utilised?
This is obviously significant difference to Champions League where VAR will review both outfield and goalkeeper encroachment as factual decision?
So in effect, in a close title or relegation deciding EPL game, the VAR camera and official system can decide whether to confirm or deny a penalty
is awarded by barest mm eg was the foul or handball in or outside the box. They will then, as happened yesterday, decide whether encroachment by
an outfield player had a direct impact. However, if the goalkeeper saves the penalty and there is no outfield player encroachment but goalkeeper does
encroach but this is missed or not given by the referee, then the penalty will not be retaken. If EPL is so confident of how and where VAR can draw the
line, on a consistent basis on all other factual decisions, why does it consider it beneficial to give onfield referee this decision, particularly as it doesnt
give a referee any say on the other factual goal/no goal decision, eg goal line technology decision? If it's important to utilise VAR for all other factual
decisions to ensure we get the correct decision, why is it less important to ensure we consistently get correct decision on goalkeeper encroachment?