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Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season’s Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel declared another four errors by referees in its latest report, taking the total to 54.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same stage last season there had been 44 wrong or missed VAR interventions, or on-field mistakes which did not reach the threshold for a video review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) says the general trend is positive, with 70 mistakes after 30 games of the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there have already been as many VAR errors this season (18) as in the whole of the last campaign – although with a quarter of the season left, that figure is much lower than the overall total for 2022-23 (38) and 2023-34 (31).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One area of improvement has been incorrect VAR reviews, which have fallen from four to three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, season-on-season there have been more missed VAR interventions (15), on-field errors (25) and incorrect second yellow card decisions (11).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the round of matches between 14 and 16 March, the KMI Panel determined that three penalties should have been awarded, but the VAR was correct not to step in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal<\/a> should have been given a spot-kick<\/a> against Everton<\/a> for a foul by Michael Keane on Kai Havertz while Chelsea<\/a> defender Reece James pulled back Newcastle United’s Malick Thiaw<\/a> inside the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There should also have been a penalty<\/a> for Brentford<\/a>, when Kevin Schade was held by Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>‘ Andre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth error was an incorrect second yellow card<\/a> for Leeds United<\/a>‘s Gabriel Gudmundsson at Crystal Palace<\/a>. This was not reviewable by VAR, but will be from next season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The KMI Panel is an independent, five-person body which assesses all incidents from each round of matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been fewer VAR interventions this season, down from 89 to 83. PGMO says this indicates better on-field decision making to the intended high bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It adds that delays because of VAR have improved by 25% over the last three campaigns. Stoppages have fallen from 64 seconds in 2023-24 to 48 seconds this season, which includes announcements inside stadiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-field accuracy – which excludes VAR interventions to correct errors – has remained consistent at about 86% since the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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