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Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta had his goal from the penalty spot disallowed by the video assistant referee (VAR) for an accidental 'double-touch' during the first half of their Premier League game against Manchester United on Sunday.
But unlike in previous seasons, Mateta was given the chance to retake the penalty - which he scored past United goalkeeper Senne Lammens to put the hosts 1-0 ahead at Selhurst Park.
That is because a rule change for the 2025-26 Premier League season allows accidental 'double-touch' penalties to be retaken - but only if the kick was successful.
Where such kicks are unsuccessful, an indirect free-kick will be given to the defending team if they occur in a match, or be recorded as a miss if it happens during a penalty shootout.
"After review, Crystal Palace 14 [Mateta] touches the ball accidentally twice as the ball goes into the net," referee Robert Jones announced to the stadium.
"The final decision is a retaken penalty."
Mateta's 36th-minute opener was the first time in Premier League history that a player was allowed to retake a penalty under the new regulation.
The International Football Association Board (Ifab), which sets the sport's laws, updated the ruling on 1 July.
The clarification was made following the controversy caused by Julian Alvarez's penalty being disallowed for accidentally kicking the ball twice in a Champions League game for Atletico Madrid against Real Madrid in March.
European football's governing body Uefa had asked for the laws concerning these rare instances to be reviewed after Atletico enquired about the validity of the decision to disallow Alvarez's penalty.
Following the change, England's Beth Mead also had to re-take her penalty after kicking the ball twice in the Euro 2025 final penalty shootout. Her re-taken penalty was subsequently saved.
Thank you to Gordon in Ffaldybrenin for the question.
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