PGMOL chief Howard Webb has been told he should sack Lee Mason after his major VAR error in the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Brentford. Late into Saturday evening Mason's error came to light with The Daily Mail revealing he had forgot to draw on the relevant lines when reviewing Brentford's equaliser.
The Gunners had taken the lead in the 66th minute when Leandro Trossard latched onto Bukayo Saka's cross to score his first goal since signing in January. Ivan Toney then scored the equaliser eight minutes later nodding into an open goal after Christian Norgaard's clever cutback.
At the time, VAR spent several minutes looking at the goal but instead focused on the role of Ethan Pinnock in the build up, failing to recognise Norgaard, who provided the assist for Toney, was offside. On Sunday the PGMOL released a statement which read: “PGMOL can confirm its Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR process in their respective Premier League fixtures on Saturday.”
