Overview
- Manchester City beat Brentford 3-0 at the Etihad on Saturday, with Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush scoring to move within two points of Arsenal.
- With City leading 1-0 in the 71st minute, Kevin Schade went down under Matheus Nunes' challenge, referee Michael Salisbury waved away the penalty appeal, and VAR James Bell did not overturn the call.
- Pundits noted the VAR threshold requires a clear and obvious error, and Micah Richards said the decision was unlikely to be changed once it was not given on the field.
- Earlier in the first half, replays showed Nunes got a slight touch on the ball when stopping Schade, a detail cited as the reason he avoided a potential red card for denying a goalscoring chance.
- Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for what the referee termed an aggressive attitude after an apparent arm swing at Nathan Collins, and the incidents will be dissected on Sky Sports' Ref Watch on Monday.