Premier League request PGMOL review following Arsenal & Brighton VAR errors

The Premier League have revealed their disappointment at referee board PGMOL following a series of high-profile errors last weekend.

Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford after VAR Lee Mason allowed Ivan Toney’s late equaliser to stand despite Christian Norgaard being offside before grabbing the assist.

At Selhurst Park, Brighton were denied an initial opening goal when Pervis Estupinan was deemed offside by VAR John Brooks, who drew lines to the wrong Crystal Palace player and the strike should have stood.

PGMOL released a statement on Tuesday night revealing that they held a ‘constructive meeting’ regarding these errors.

They said: “A constructive meeting was held at Stockley Park today, led by new Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb, to thoroughly review officiating errors in Premier League matches last weekend.

“There was a focus on error prevention and a reinforcement of best practice process with the aim of achieving accurate outcomes in an efficient manner going forward. We accept mistakes were made and we acted accordingly by calling a meeting and changing appointments where appropriate, however, we are encouraged by the way our officials have responded & are confident they will take the learnings forward, always with the aim of delivering high officiating standards for the benefit of the game.”

But the Premier League released their own statement on Wednesday morning expressing their disappointment at these mistakes.

Their statement read: “The Premier League sets high standards and is disappointed that PGMOL fell below those expectations last weekend.

“As a result, the Premier League requested that PGMOL review and explain a number of incidents from the recent match round.

“Following discussions with PGMOL, and yesterday’s Select Group One review meeting, we support PGMOL’s views on addressing these issues to improve performances going forward.”