Refereeing and VAR errors increase in Premier League

Newcastle should have been awarded a penalty at Chelsea on 14 March

Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season's Premier League.

The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel declared another four errors by referees in its latest report, taking the total to 54.

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.

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

Refereeing and VAR errors increase in Premier League

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