BREAKING: Premier League issue statement on VAR controversy in Brighton vs Southampton

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Cameron Archer had a extremity ruled retired for Southampton during their clash with Brighton due to the fact that of a arguable offside determination which took VAR 4 minutes and 27 seconds to check

A wide presumption arsenic the LED committee shows the connection "Checking Disallowed Goal Offside" during the Premier League lucifer betwixt Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Southampton FC astatine Amex Stadium connected November 29, 2024 successful Brighton, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

VAR confirmed that Southampton's extremity to marque it 2-1 had been disallowed (

Image: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

The Premier League person explained VAR's arguable determination to regularisation retired a imaginable victor for Southampton during Friday's travel to Brighton.

Cameron Archer tucked location successful the 67th infinitesimal to springiness the Saints a 2-1 lead, having conscionable got themselves level aft Flynn Downes cancelled retired Karau Mitoma's opener for the hosts. But despire Archer being cleared, arsenic helium was onside astatine the clip for Ryan Fraser's pass, a question made by the offside Adam Armstrong erstwhile the shot had gone down him proved decisive - and divisive.

Addressing the incidental connected their Match Centre X account, a connection from the Premier League read: "The referee's telephone of nary extremity was checked and confirmed by the VAR arsenic Armstrong was successful an offside presumption and deemed to beryllium impacting [Brighton goalkeeper Bart] Verbruggen's quality to play the ball."

Cameron Archer looked to person enactment Southampton up astatine Brighton successful the 67th minute (

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Fans weren't impressed with the velocity of the decision, arsenic it took 4 minutes and 27 seconds for VAR to corroborate the on-field telephone of offside. Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who's presently retired injured, adjacent posted connected X: "You cannot beryllium serious."

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