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There person been 13 video adjunct referee (VAR) mistakes successful the Premier League truthful acold this season, accidental league bosses.
Four incorrect VAR interventions and 9 missed interventions from the archetypal 23 rounds of games person been recovered by the competition's Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel.
There person been 70 VAR interventions successful 239 league games this play - astir 1 each 3 matches.
The league says the accuracy of 'Key Match Incidents' is astatine 96.4% - up from 95.7% astatine the corresponding constituent past word - and the wide fig of errors has gone down from 20 to 13.
"Nobody present underestimates the value and the interaction of 1 azygous error," said main shot serviceman Tony Scholes said.
"We cognize that 1 azygous mistake tin outgo clubs. Points and results tin outgo managers positions, perchance players their place."
In Erik 10 Hag's case, that was virtually what happened - 1 of the 4 mistakes was the penalty fixed against his Manchester United side successful what proved to beryllium his last lucifer successful charge.
Referees person besides been taxable to abuse, with constabulary precocious investigating "threats and abuse" directed astatine Michael Oliver pursuing Arsenal's 1-0 triumph implicit Wolves successful January.
Oliver controversially sent disconnected Gunners defender Myles Lewis-Skelly - a determination that was aboriginal reversed connected appeal.
Former referee David Coote was sacked by the referees' assemblage successful December aft a "thorough investigation" into his conduct.
Asked astir spot successful officials, Scholes said: "We each person a work to person immoderate equilibrium successful the comments that are made," said Scholes.
"We cannot person the officials, specified a cardinal portion of a palmy and entertaining league, facing the benignant of maltreatment that occurs connected occasion.
"These guys are good. I cognize that is not ever the perception, but the remainder of the satellite recognise however bully they are."
The Premier League declined to database the 9 missed interventions, but did outline the 4 errors to media.
Outtara 'handball' - Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle, 25 August
What: Dango Outtara thought helium had scored a precocious victor for Bournemouth erstwhile helium jumped to caput the ball. The extremity was fixed by on-field referee David Coote.
Decision: VAR Tim Robinson advised Coote to reverse his decision, deeming it to beryllium handball. As helium deemed it a factual determination alternatively than subjective, helium did not nonstop Coote to the show to reappraisal it.
Outcome: With nary conclusive grounds arsenic to whether the shot was debased capable connected Ouattara's limb to deem it a handball, PGMOL main Howard Webb - speaking connected Sky Sports' Match Officials Mic'd Up - said VAR was incorrect to intervene.
De Ligt foul connected Ings - West Ham 2-1 Man Utd, 27 October
What: West Ham striker Danny Ings went down wrong the punishment country portion challenging for the shot with Manchester United defender Mathijs de Ligt. Referee David Coote waved play connected but was advised by VAR Michael Oliver to reappraisal the incidental connected the pitchside monitor.
Decision: Coote awarded a penalty, which Jarrod Bowen scored to springiness West Ham victory.
Outcome: Under-pressure Man Utd manager Ten Hag was sacked the adjacent day. Webb aboriginal said the Hammers should not person been awarded a penalty.
Noorgard reddish paper - Brentford 0-0 Everton, 23 November
What: Brentford's Christian Noorgard caught Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford connected the genu portion challenging for the shot successful the punishment area.
Decision: Referee Chris Kavanagh did not instrumentality enactment but was advised by the VAR to reappraisal the incident. He subsequently showed Noorgard a consecutive reddish card.
Outcome: Norgaard's three-match suspension for superior foul play was overturned by an autarkic sheet connected appeal.
Milenkovic extremity disallowed - Nottingham Forest 3-2 Southampton, 19 January
What: Nikola Milenkovic scored a header to enactment Nottingham Forest 4-1 up.
Decision: The VAR advised referee Anthony Taylor to disallow the extremity arsenic Forest striker Chris Wood came from an offside presumption and impeded the Southampton defenders to situation for the ball. Wood did not interaction the ball.
Result: An autarkic sheet recovered the extremity should person been given.
It had been hoped semi-automated offside technology, which is utilized successful Fifa and Uefa competitions, would beryllium introduced successful either the October oregon November planetary windows.
League officials anticipation it would trim the clip taken to cheque offsides by 31 seconds.
Scholes, contempt his ain misgivings, says determination has been important advancement implicit the past "four to six weeks", and the volition is inactive to bring it successful this season.
"This exertion doesn't amended the accuracy, it makes the process much efficient," helium said.
"Why wouldn't you present it if you are perfectly assured it is ready?"
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