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Josh Holland

Premier League's 'third man' rule explained after Ruben Dias incident

Premier League officiating has faced plenty of criticism in the last week after a number of controversial VAR calls.

Arsenal were the victim of ‘human-error’ in their 1-1 draw with Brentford on Saturday afternoon whilst Brighton’s Pervis Estupinan was denied his first goal for the club after being wrongly deemed offside.

However, many supporters would have noticed two incidents involving Mario Lemina and Ruben Dias. The pair were subject to a new ruling introduced by the FA and the PGMOL that will see players punished for dissent.

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