Palace's Mateta Scores Retaken Penalty vs. United

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a controversial penalty to give his team a 1-0 lead over Manchester United in the first half of their Premier League match at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

The incident occurred in the 36th minute when Manchester United defender Leny Yoro brought down Mateta in the penalty area following a clumsy challenge. Mateta stepped up to take the spot kick and rolled the ball into the bottom left corner, beating goalkeeper Senne Lammers. However, video assistant referee intervention revealed that Mateta had accidentally touched the ball twice with his right foot brushing his standing left boot after the initial strike, causing it to bobble into the net. Under a recent rule change by the International Football Association Board, an unintentional double touch on a successful penalty allows for a retake, which Mateta converted by placing the ball into the opposite corner.

This marked the first time in Premier League history that a penalty was retaken due to a double touch. Previously, such an infraction would have resulted in an indirect free kick for the defending team, regardless of whether the ball entered the goal. The update to Law 14,...