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Danyal Khan

Premier League make VAR call after Chelsea v West Ham and Newcastle v Crystal Palace controversy

The Premier League are set to step in and try and prevent future VAR issues that have seen many managers and players unhappy and unsettled since its implementation in 2019.

Since its beginning, VAR was set up and invented to correct the wrongs of certain decisions that referees and officials miss in real-time. The reality of its usage so far has portrayed a different story. There have been many issues that all the managers have picked up but game week 6 of the 2022/23 campaign has been like none other so far.

In the Chelsea vs West Ham, Newcastle vs Crystal Palace, Brentford vs Leeds, Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth and most recently the Brighton vs Leicester fixtures, VAR was used for different situations. Stamford Bridge, St James Park and the Amex Stadium were the three locations whereby the most controversial of the decisions were made but David Moyes' and Declan Rice's explosive reactions amplified these decisions.

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