PGMOL admits Brighton should have been awarded penalty in defeat to Spurs

Kaoru Mitoma had a goal disallowed and was fouled in the box but was not awarded a penalty. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

The PGMOL’s chief refereeing officer, Howard Webb, has made contact with Brighton to apologise for the officials’ failure to award the Seagulls a penalty in their 2-1 loss to Spurs.

Kaoru Mitoma was tripped in the box by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg but referee Stuart Attwell failed to spot the infringement. The error was compounded by the video assistant referee (VAR), Michael Salisbury, failing to overturn Attwell’s decision.