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Tom Coley

PGMOL confirm huge VAR Lee Mason decision after Arsenal mistake and Howard Webb contact

PGMOL has announced that referee Lee Mason has left his role as a Video Assistant Referee by mutual consent.

Mason was in charge of VAR for Arsenal's match against Brentford and failed to apply the correct checking procedures for Ivan Toney's equalising goal. The game ended 1-1.

The incident saw Mason receive widespread backlash and ridicule, whilst new PGMOL chief Howard Webb contacted the Gunners regarding the wrong decision.

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