Overview
- Referee Tim Robinson ruled the ball was factually out after a roughly four-minute VAR check initiated by video assistant Paul Tierney.
- Brentford posted a four‑second clip on X that appears to show the ball fully crossing the touchline before Leon Bailey hooked it back, citing IFAB Law 9.1.
- The decision erased Tammy Abraham’s leveller and Aston Villa went on to lose 1–0 to Brentford.
- Broadcasters reported the review found Bailey carried the ball out of play 19 seconds before the goal, focusing attention on the attacking possession phase.
- Pundits split over the evidence, with Jamie Carragher calling it conclusive, Ashley Young urging benefit of the doubt for attackers, and ex-referee Dermot Gallagher saying he is astonished by the dispute and that the ball was 100% out.