Lee Mason has left his role as a Premier League official six days after a controversial VAR call. Last weekend, Arsenal coaches, players and supporters were enraged as Ivan Toney’s late equaliser was judged to be onside.
Despite replays showing Christian Norgaard as offside, Mason - on VAR duties - failed to check the right player and Brentford pulled level. The decision resulted in widespread condemnation of PGMOL and further fuelled the debate surrounding the technology.
An error of this magnitude could prove extra costly should the Premier League title be decided by a two-point margin in May. In the aftermath of the incident, referee chief Howard Webb summoned all referees to Stockley Park to review a catalogue of errors across the weekend.
