The only possible answer is for a complete overhaul of the environment in which referees operate. The referee Michael Salisbury actually gets it right he gives the goal. It's not just the referees, either. Drop your thoughts on these three decisions in the comments section below. This game also fell in GW6, and here is another controversial referee decision; which only goes to show that we as fans and lovers of the game, experience poor officiating from these officials both games and weeks in week out. A corner kick conceded by home side Chelsea, saw a foul in the Chelsea box, with Christian Romero pulling down Marc Cucurella by the hair, right in front of the referee.Yes, Romero should have received a red card after pulling down Cucurella by his hair pic.twitter.com/jZTp5HU8wt Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey has blasted VAR as 'a total embarrassment' after more poor decisions from the review system. Bristol City Manager Nigel Pearson Said in An Interview. On Saturday, Jones was at the DW Stadium to control Wigan's 1-1 draw with Blackburn. So it is significant that PGMOL has taken the extra step after Saturdays action, with West Ham denied a late equaliser against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, while Newcastle drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace after a Tyrick Mitchell own goal was ruled out at St James Park. As the match went on, Chelseas second half pressure eventually told when a pass laid on a platter by Raheem Sterling for Reece James, was slotted home into Hugo lloris net to give them back a deserved 2-1 lead. Four worst Premier League decisions this season as Everton receive referee apology MANCHESTER CITY's near-miss against Everton brought the standard of refereeing back into focus. Wednesday, 1st March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Lee Mason won't referee in Premier League after quitting PGMOL by Tamojit Chakraborty February 18, 2023 EST After leaving the referees' body PGMOL by mutual consent, Lee Mason will no longer be officiating games in the Premier League. When not working, Rob can be found on the M6 travelling up to watch his (not so local) side Liverpool or out on his bike for hours on end probably listening to endless football podcasts. Every County FA has their own anecdotal and statistical data about the number of grassroots referees forced out of the game through verbal and physical abuse and matches at that level are now being postponed because of a lack of officials. The Italian's frustration boiled over at the final whistle following a 1-0 defeat by Fulham and he confronted referee Darren England in the tunnel. My theory is this: goal-line technology has come in and been a success (expensive of course and it isn't used anywhere near as often as its advocates led us to believe it would be, but it's been a positive). Its been a terrible day. And according to 67%, its made Premier League matches less enjoyable to watch. Lastly, Van Dijk should have been sent off in their 0-0 draw at Everton, but a poor decision by the video assistant referee saw him finish the game despite his foul on Onana. The failure to award Tottenham a goal after Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll fumbled the ball over the line on Tuesday night has revived calls for video technology to be used in football. What, if anything, can be done to pressure the league to change it's approach to VAR and/or move from trying to protect bad referee decisions? Wigan's James McClean charged towards Rovers' Marcus Olsson, lunged in late after the ball had gone and took the defender off his feet. JUST IN:Man Utd takeover update as 'most likely suitors' receive UEFA backing. So Webb is a lot less likely to give a penalty in the last 15 minutes than the average Premier League referee. The incident occurred when Bournemouth defender Adam Smith. (Image: GETTY) Chelsea's late penalty outrage Chelsea thought they were denied a stonewall penalty in the dying embers of their 1-1. And secondly, are they actually watching the game properly? The Merseyside Derby which fell under the fixture list in GW6, turned out to be such a cagey affair at Goodison Park. In a post match interview West Ham United Manager David Moyes had his say on the incident. But if youre saying today that the referees mistake was corrected by VAR, Im saying I do not see that in a million years. "Because I told the referee that this week we had a meeting with his boss (Howard Webb) and I lost time and lost time in my work and my job because I think the level of refereeing in the Premier League is very bad," De Zerbi told reporters on Saturday. As of today, the EFL is in the Quarter-final stage. PGMOL took the rare step of acknowledging the specific controversies in a statement on Sunday, and accepted the Premier Leagues request for an additional investigation. VAR said no. on such offense. Some are labelling the matchday the 'worst ever' for the league's referees after a string of result-altering mistakes that Stockley Park either allowed or opted against overturning. Southampton had their chances, and had just past the hour mark with a 1-0 deficit. Over the course of 2019/20, over 2,400 incidents were checked and 109 decisions were overturned by the VAR, an average of an overturned decision every 3.5 matches. Referee Anthony. 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Because they want more technology to come in so they can wash their hands of any responsibility. pic.twitter.com/YbTb8fRgoQ Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? This was never ever, ever a foul. A lorry driver doesn't look properly as he approaches a roundabout it's potentially fatal. He was not very clear in his attitude.". Ghanaian coach and scout, Ebenezer Sefa has accused referees of destroying the game with their bad decisions. Saka appeared to be thrown to the ground by Mings, but the match referee (Robert Jones) immediately dismissed the possibility of a penalty. Another very marginal offside as Pedro Netos goal was disallowed because of Jonnys foot being fractionally offside in the build-up. 3. Wigan'sJames McClean (pictured) charged towards Blackburn's Marcus Olsson but went unpunished. Facebook,TwitterandInstagram. We had a crisis before VAR and we have a crisis with it. Both the player on the receiving end of the supposed foul (Bukayo Saka), and the Arsenal supporters were disappointed that the VAR had reviewed the appeal, and not awarded the penalty. VAR is GOOD but Bad people are bad and sometimes they can't hide thier bias.With VAR more of these people will be exposed. The arrival of technology has changed the mindset of officials. Jason Soutar. Still, this is a small sample size, and the big spike in Webb penalties . Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher says the Benjamin White arm holding incident was the correct decision which lead up to the disallowed Leandro Trossard goal for Arsenal. If I don't know broadcasting law, I might say something I'm not allowed to and I get sacked from talkSPORT. You can unsubscribe at any time. Join our brand new Facebook group by clickinghere. Analyzing English Premier League VAR Football Decisions | by Kenneth Leung | Towards Data Science Write Sign up Sign In 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. This game also fell in GW6, and here is another controversial referee decision; which only goes to show that we as fans and lovers of the game, experience poor officiating from these officials both games and weeks in week out. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Chelsea thought they were denied a stonewall penalty in the dying embers of their 1-1 draw at West Ham United. What Happens When a Referee Makes a Bad Call? Almost seven in 10 fans think its made Premier League football less enjoyable to watch. David de Gea disagrees with key referee decision in Manchester United win vs Barcelona Manchester Evening News 23:11 23-Feb-23. Bobby Madley's brother Andy also took up a good position on a set-piece as Nottingham Forest threatened Derby County. Premier League refs will take home up to around 70-200k per . BRIGHTON, England, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The standard of referees in the Premier League is 'very bad' according to Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto de Zerbi who was shown a red card. From the image above, it is clear that Bentancur failed to make contact with the ball and he took the man out instead of the ball, and with the way VAR works it is meant to be checked as long as this action led to a goal. CHE 2-1 LEI: Best Players For Chelsea In Todays Match Against Leicester City. The top-flight of English football is set to implement VAR starting from next season, amid a flurry of mistakes made by officials and referees already. A referee's decision is final and cannot be overturned, even if it is proven to be wrong. 2. Wolves midfielder Mario Lemina was also handed a second yellow card and sent off in the 2-1 win at Southampton, despite being the third player to protest a foul. The officials are ruining the league we love with their bad officiating.. Michael Oliver is top of Halsey's list (Image: GETTY) In his excellent 'A' pile, he includes Martin Atkinson, Michael Oliver, Graham Scott and Mike . pic.twitter.com/4D6illTr2S. "I'm not frustrated but it's my opinion about the referee. It will get worse before it gets any better but we can only hope the Premier League take a long hard look at how theyre using it this summer. Penalty shout in the same game against Villa. He might as well have picked it up and booted it out. Others just expressed their utter amusement to the fact that there was not even a VAR check. 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Controversy is a two-way street. Although every referee has his good days and bad days at the office, the award for the most inconsistent referee goes to the one and only, Mike Dean. That is what gives power to Jurgen Klopp to storm the pitch and subsequently accuse Paul Tierney of not being objective. On Saturday afternoon, Mikel Arteta's. The London derby was one that brought a huge topic of debate for fans and pundits, as there was limpid controversy in both goals scored by the away side, but as we know football is a game of opinions and ideas; so here is ours. Tomas Soucek seemingly blocked Conor Gallagher's goal-bound shot with his hand just moments after VAR correctly ruled out his winner for offside. Either way, it's poor from both. And they were already getting plenty enough of that. Bad Decisions. But there is a sense it likely wouldn't have been overturned had Pawson awarded a potentially match-winning spot-kick. 2. It stands for Video Assistant Referee and is a system of video technology that allows difficult decisions to be looked at again on a screen; either by the match referee or a team of experts in a control room, who are in contact with the referee on the pitch. The league, has been greatly accorded on several occasions to its fascination, buzz and ecstasy; however only on a few occasions has it been accorded to its officiating. The concession of the equalizer, stemmed from a possible foul in the build up by Rodrigo Bentancur, on Kai Havertz right in the discretion of the referee. 2. Brighton, who dominated the match, had two goals disallowed for offside as they dropped below Fulham to seventh. Both the player on the receiving end (Kai Havertz) and his manager Thomas Tuchel, were totally convinced it was a foul, but the convincing foul in their eyes, was not mutual in the eyes of the referee.Yes, how wasn't this given as a foul on Kai Havertz? I've always been supportive of referees. Both teams in red and blue shirts respectively, forced out saves from corresponding goalkeepers, but there came a moment of question when Virgil Van Dijk was involved in a nasty looking challenge on Evertons Amadou Onana.Yes, that should have been a red card for Van Dijk after a dangerous challenge on Onana pic.twitter.com/7OJQprSsGi Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? Bobby Madley refereed over 100 Premier League games before moving to Norway The pressure on Premier League referees has never been greater, with cameras focusing on every move, pundits questioning decisions and an army of fans condemning each mistake on social media. . "I'm not angry because we played a fantastic game. 2. Alan Shearer has slammed Premier League referees for the countless controversial decisions that were made during Saturdays games. Ask County Football Associations, dealing with a lack of officials at grassroots level; they will agree. Absolutely stonewall. The individual went ahead to say Mings had his hands wrapped around Sakas body, and he has conned the referee by holding his other arm up as if to say Im not touching him He is clearly holding him, and thats a penalty. In the most high profile incident, West Ham were robbed of a late equaliser against Chelsea after VAR deemed that Edouard Mendy had been fouled in the build-up to Maxwel Cornets goal, though replays suggested that was far from the case. Another soft foul on Aaron Ramsdale against Villa, where we conceded a goal, and it was given as a goal, so for me its just the lack of consistency, as there is nothing we can do now; its too late, Just be consistent. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Football Application error: a client-side exception. The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. 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