Premier League & PGMOL to assessment controversial VAR selections

The Premier League has requested PGMOL to assessment VAR selections that denied objectives for West Ham and Newcastle in opposition to Chelsea and Crystal Palace respectively.

In each cases on Saturday, VAR intervened to controversially disallow a aim.

West Ham have been denied a late Maxwel Cornet equaliser in opposition to Chelsea for a supposed foul on goalkeeper Edouard Mendy which was let go in actual time.

Hammers boss David Moyes labelled it a ‘ridiculously unhealthy choice’ and damningly mentioned: “…The unhappy factor is that is the extent of the weak refereeing for the time being.”

At Newcastle, the Magpies noticed an personal aim from Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell chalked off for an obvious foul on goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, once more, one thing that had been let go in actual time.

Within the latter of the 2 incident, BBC pundit Alan Shearer accused VAR of giving ‘no assist’ to inexperienced high flight referee Michael Salisbury.

“Lee Mason (VAR) is the one accountable as a result of it’s an inexperienced referee. At this stage you’ve got to get that call proper, he has had no assist from VAR. Far too many errors, VAR isn’t the issue, it’s the people who find themselves working it,” Shearer mentioned of Newcastle’s disallowed aim.

VAR additionally got here underneath scrutiny in Sunday’s early kick-off when a prolonged examine for a doable offside ultimately noticed on-field referee Tony Harrington disallow a screamer from Alexis Mac Allister.

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Solely days earlier, Tottenham supervisor Antonio Conte accused officers in English soccer of not figuring out how you can correctly use VAR.

“In England they need to study rather more to make use of the VAR in the appropriate approach. It’s a must to research very effectively and be extra correct,” Conte mentioned in midweek.

“If there may be VAR, it’s important to utilise it in the appropriate approach or settle for the choice of the referee. If in case you have a TV then you’ve time to see. It’s tough not just for me however each coach.”

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