Everything said as Premier League panel split on Everton controversy vs Ipswich Town

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He works between the reporters and the experts to ensure the data and the news are applied correctly to every story. Published on: 30 Sep 2026, 9:14 am Evertonfans couldn't believe their eyes whenTheirno Barry'ssecond goal was disallowed againstIpswich.

The Toffees still won 1-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium before the extended international break. It leaves Everton unbeaten in the Premier League after five games, although David Moyes wasn't happy.

Barry scored the winner against Ipswich, and thought he had a second when he nodded home from a corner. Somehow, Brennan Johnson was classed as interfering despite Christian Walton being nowhere near the header.

And now, the Key Match Incident panel has reacted. What has Premier League said about Everton controversy?

Unsurprisingly, they've tried to back their officials. Although, there was a split on the five-person panel, which doesn't usually happen in these findings, which are mainly a waste of time.

Revealing the result for round five in the Premier League on Wednesday, they shared their outcomes. Three panellists supported the decision, while two believed that the goal should have actually counted.

The KMI panel said: "The VAR intervention to disallow the goal for interfering with an opponent by Johnson was supported, 3:2. "Johnson was clearly in an offside position, in very close proximity to the goalkeeper and makes a movement, impacting the goalkeeper's ability to set and move to the ball.

"Two panellists felt that Johnson's position and actions did not impact goalkeeper Walton. What is the actual point in these panel meetings?"