Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson was not shown a red card in the first half of Saturday’s FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, despite his hand appearing to make contact with the ball outside the box.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson was fortunate not to be shown a red card during the FA Cup final against Manchester City - and VAR have explained why he was not dismissed. The 28-year-old palmed the ball outside of his penalty area to prevent Erling Haaland from racing on to a long ball, but VAR opted not to intervene.

The controversy surrounding why Dean Henderson was not shown a red card for his handball in the FA Cup final has been clarified. Manchester City fans were incensed when Crystal Palace shot-stopper Henderson seemed to deliberately handle the ball outside the box,