Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb has called an emergency referee meeting at Stockley Park on Tuesday.
This weekend's Premier League action saw VAR make two major blunders that potentially could have cost both Arsenal and Brighton three points against Brentford and Crystal Palace respectively. The Gunners opened the scoring at Emirates Stadium in the 66th minute through January signing Leandro Trossard but their lead was short-lived as Brentford frontman Ivan Toney equalised from close range just eight minutes later.
However, it emerged on Saturday evening that VAR Lee Mason had forgotten to draw the relevant offside lines in the build-up to the goal, with midfielder Christian Norgaard, who assisted Toney, actually offside. The PGMOL then 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.”
