How The Referees’ Body Got It Wrong On Chelsea & Newcastle’s VAR Decision
How The Referees’ Body Got It Wrong On Chelsea & Newcastle’s VAR Decision: The Premier League will review controversial decisions related to VAR during Chelsea and Newcastle’s games. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited have admitted that these decisions were wrong and are fully cooperating with the investigation.
In both instances, the goal was thought to have been scored, but it was later confirmed that the ball had not crossed the line.
A Premier League review of some controversial decisions has been called for, with their role being to ensure that the VAR programme is not creating even more controversies.
BBC Sport has learned that the Professional Game Match Officials Limited will work with Premier League, and that the outcome of their collaboration will be used to help assess how well match officials are performing.
West Ham’s goal, which would have tied the game and sent it to overtime, was called off. The decision, made by the referee, was a head scratcher, as the goal may not have been scored without the foul.
In the 89th minute, Everton’s goalkeeper came to catch the ball and couldn’t. Instead, he dropped it for about six yards before collapsing on the ground as if he were injured. I’m shocked he “called for” a review.
He made a bad decision. VAR should have gone ahead with the goal, but the referee should have stuck to his guns and called it a good goal.
The referee ruled off a goal for Newcastle because of a foul. Newcastle’s defender bumped into Joe Willock and pushed him, resulting in the foul.
The midfielder had been fouled by Liverpool’s Matip and Salisbury was clearly correct to penalise him. But somehow, VAR official Lee Mason tells the referee it should have been a free-kick to Liverpool.
Lee Mason is to blame because his inexperience as a referee led him to make mistakes. The errors have been made much more approachable with help from VAR technology.
The referee for the Nottingham Forest-Bournemouth game, Michael Oliver ignored the advice of VAR despite being asked to review a penalty.
Oliver made the call to keep Forest in the game with a penalty kick. Elsewhere, Marsch was sent off for his reaction to two penalty decisions during their defeat.