The Key Match Incident Panel (KMI) has acknowledged that a tackle during Arsenal's 1-0 victory at Aston Villa should have triggered a VAR review — but did not.

The admission confirms that the officiating process failed to flag the incident for intervention, leaving a potentially significant moment in the match unscrutinised by the video replay system.

Ian Maatsen has spoken about the tackle involving Bruno Guimarães, drawing attention to the missed call that the KMI has since recognised as an error in the VAR process.

Arsenal secured all three points from the fixture, with the solitary goal proving enough for victory. However, the controversy surrounding the unchecked incident has cast a shadow over the result, reigniting debate about the reliability of VAR in English football.