The Premier League referees will meet this weekend to review errors in the use of VAR, according to Howard Webb, head of the referees’ organisation PGMOL.
The former World Cup final referee has already called Brighton and Arsenal to address mistakes in their matches.
PGMOL can confirm its Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR process in their respective Premier League fixtures on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/dCDkooxhxf
— PGMOL (@FA_PGMOL) February 12, 2023
With regard to Brentford’s equalizer against Arsenal, VAR operator Lee Mason did not draw the lines to look for offside. Meanwhile, Brighton had a goal disallowed for offside against Crystal Palace after the VAR guidelines were wrongly drawn.
Webb returned from Major League Soccer at the beginning of December vowing to improve standards in the English game.
However, a positive start has been damaged by the VAR mistakes involving Arsenal and Brighton, leading to a public acknowledgement of ‘human error’.
It is understood all officials, with the exception of those on European duty this week, have been asked to attend the meeting.
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He will use the meeting to discuss the issues that lay behind the mistakes and reiterate to officials that similar mistakes cannot be made if managers and players are to retain trust in the system.
John Brooks, the VAR operator whose mistake at Selhurst Park cost Brighton an opening goal, is due to be working VAR for tonight’s Merseyside derby and Wednesday’s crucial Premier League game between Arsenal and Manchester City.
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