Man Utd penalty controversy headlines 13 Premier League VAR errors this season

There person been less VAR mistakes than astatine this signifier past season, according to findings from the Key Match Incidents panel, though immoderate high-profile errors person occurred

It mightiness consciousness to immoderate fans arsenic though VAR errors are taking spot each azygous play successful the Premier League, but the Key Match Incidents sheet has recovered the full to beryllium importantly lower.

That's not to accidental determination haven't been immoderate peculiarly damaging mistakes. The 13 errors this play identified by the KMI sheet see 1 which played its portion successful Erik 10 Hag's downfall astatine Manchester United, portion high-flyers Nottingham Forest person besides been impacted.

The sheet suggests 66 of 70 VAR interventions person been close this term, with the full of 13 mistakes - comprised of 4 incorrect interventions and 9 missed interventions - a simplification connected the equivalent constituent past season, it has been claimed. The full stood astatine 20 astatine this signifier past season, rising to 30 by the extremity of the campaign.

While the KMI sheet has yet to shed airy connected the 9 missed interventions, details of the remaining 4 mistakes person been provided. Here, Mirror Football takes a person look.

1. Dango Ouattara disallowed extremity (Bournemouth vs Newcastle)

The archetypal of the 4 errors came each the mode backmost successful August. Bournemouth's Dango Ouattara thought helium had scored a precocious victor against Newcastle, lone for VAR to intervene contempt on-field ref David Coote awarding the goal.

Ouattara roseate highest to caput location Lewis Cook's precocious corner, but determination were questions implicit whether the Burkinabe planetary had utilized his arm. That's however VAR authoritative Tim Robinson saw it, but the sheet has since disagreed.

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The determination meant the lucifer ended successful a 1-1 draw, but the 93rd-minute effort - had it been allowed to basal - could easy person turned that into a 2-1 triumph for the Cherries. Andoni Iraola's broadside were happier astatine full-time successful the reverse fixture successful January, erstwhile Justin Kluivert's hat-trick helped them travel distant from St James' Park with a 4-1 win.

2. Matthijs de Ligt conceded punishment (West Ham vs Manchester United)

Now to precocious October, erstwhile Manchester United travelled to East London with then-manager Erik 10 Hag nether pressure. Crysensio Summerville and Casemiro exchanged second-half goals to permission the crippled each quadrate heading into stoppage clip erstwhile United defender Matthijs de Ligt challenged Hammers striker Danny Ings connected the borderline of the box.

Coote was the on-field ref connected this juncture arsenic well, and decided determination was nary crushed to intervene. It was Michael Oliver connected VAR duty, though, and helium disagreed - sending the ref implicit to the monitor.

A spot-kick was yet awarded, with Jarrod Bowen scoring what proved to beryllium the victor from 12 yards. Ten Hag was furious, complaining determination was nary "clear and evident mistake" to punctual the intervention, and the Dutchman would beryllium gone earlier United's adjacent game.

3. Christian Norgaard reddish paper (Everton vs Brentford)

We present determination connected to November, and a crippled astatine Goodison Park. Everton and Brentford played retired a goalless draw, but things could person been antithetic had the visitors' skipper Christian Norgaard not been sent disconnected earlier half-time.

On-field referee Chris Kavanagh didn't penalise Norgaard aft the Dane slid successful attempting to link with an Ethan Pinnock header and caught Everton keeper Jordan Pickford. Kavanagh was sent to the surface by VAR authoritative Matt Donohue, though, and opted to dole retired a reddish card.

Brentford appealed against the decision, and Norgaard's three-game prohibition was yet overturned. It is 1 of 3 specified overturns this season, though the KMI sheet has not specified whether the different 2 - Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes against Tottenham and Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly against Wolves - spell down arsenic missed interventions.

4. Chris Wood offside (Nottingham Forest vs Southampton)

Nottingham Forest thought they had enactment themselves 4-1 up against Southampton successful January, with Nikola Milenkovic heading location an Anthony Elanga free-kick moments aft Jan Bednarek had pulled 1 backmost for the visitors. Their celebrations were rapidly interrupted by VAR, though.

On-field ref Anthony Taylor saw thing incorrect with the goal, but was urged to instrumentality different look to find whether striker Chris Wood was offside and interfering with play. Taylor decided Wood - stood betwixt Milenkovic and Saints goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale - was so interfering.

The KMI sheet has since suggested the determination was an incorrect one. It didn't extremity up being excessively costly for Nuno Espirito Santo's side, who inactive held connected for a 3-2 win, though their opponents were a goal-line clearance distant from rescuing a point.

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