Arsenal: Why Gabriel avoided a red card against Chelsea as Premier League issue statement Arsenal defender avoided any punishment following his clash with Emi Martinez Evening Standard · Sep 6
The FA Cup wasted a chance to be a sanctuary from VAR – maybe it still could VAR will be in operation at Wembley in Saturday's final but it should never have been used in the FA Cup FourFourTwo · May 16
Aston Villa back in Champions League as Ollie Watkins double sinks Liverpool Aston Villa will return to the Champions League next season, a 4-2 victory over Liverpool sealing their spot The Guardian - UK · May 15
Why are we getting more, not less, VAR? Football will not kill its golden goose In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, the much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle The Guardian - UK · May 14
Wednesday’s briefing: Southampton reach play-off final under ‘spygate’ cloud Howard Webb backs VAR decision to rule out West Ham equaliser against Arsenal, but Ben White’s season is over. The Independent UK · May 13
Guardiola wants City players to raise their game rather than trust ‘flip of a coin’ officials Pep Guardiola believes officiating decisions are a “flip of a coin” and so constantly urges his Manchester City players to perform better in order to overcome this The Guardian - UK · May 12
West Ham disallowed goal explained as audio released in Arsenal controversy Huge moment as Gunners on brink of Premier League title Evening Standard · May 12
Every word of VAR check for West Ham's disallowed goal as audio released from Arsenal controversy Key decision handed Gunners huge Premier League title boost Evening Standard · May 12
West Ham’s goal against Arsenal was correctly disallowed. The rest is just noise The Gunners’ title charge was strengthened by a goal called back, in a perfect encapsulation of what modern soccer has become The Guardian - US · May 11
‘It’s how you bounce back from adversity’: Myles Lewis-Skelly back and writing his own scripts After a tough season Myles Lewis-Skelly has made his mark in Arsenal’s midfield at a crucial stage The Guardian - UK · May 11
West Ham to lodge complaint with referee chiefs over disallowed goal against Arsenal West Ham intend to complain to the referees’ body Professional Game Match Officials over the decision to disallow Callum Wilson’s goal The Guardian - UK · May 11
Why was West Ham's goal disallowed - when this Arsenal goal stood? West Ham forward Callum Wilson saw a last-gasp equaliser ruled out at the London Stadium FourFourTwo · May 11
VAR offers up Arsenal’s title-deciding moment for digital mess generation Multibillion stage of title-relegation stagger boiled down to a referee in front of a screen decoding a raised forearm The Guardian - UK · May 10
West Ham United 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened Leandro Trossard’s late goal – and an even later VAR intervention at the other end – moved Arsenal to the brink of glory The Guardian - UK · May 10
The Guardian - UK · May 10 Leandro Trossard gives Arsenal dramatic win with West Ham denied by huge VAR call Arsenal kept control of the title race with a 1-0 win but West Ham had an added-time equaliser ruled out for a foul on David Raya amid penalty area wrestling
Sports Illustrated · Apr 6 Why Gabriel Martinelli May Escape Further Punishment for Referee Push The Arsenal winger lost his composure during the late stages of their defeat to Southampton.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17 Premier League Admit to VAR Error That Could Have Huge Impact on Title Race A third mistake has gone in Arsenal’s favor.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2 Referees get a hard time but they have got the big calls right in the past couple of weeks It was right to disallow Tottenham’s goal in the north London derby and it was also correct to rule out the goal that would have given Burnley a 4-4 draw against Brentford
The Independent UK · Mar 1 Michael Carrick hails Man Utd ‘personality’ after second-half fightback The hosts came from a goal down at half-time to beat Crystal Palace.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17 Refereeing is stuck in a frustrating feedback loop, with no easy way out In today’s Football Daily: Let’s talk about refs, bay-be
FourFourTwo · Feb 17 Alan Shearer is RIGHT about VAR - but Newcastle's injustices aren't an 'advert' for technology Newcastle United were on the wrong end of some big decisions against Aston Villa, with Alan Shearer delivering big opinions on VAR once more
The Independent UK · Feb 16 Under-fire referee Chris Kavanagh dropped from upcoming Premier League games IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 Kavanagh stood down from Premier League round after errors in Villa loss to Newcastle Chris Kavanagh will not referee in the next round of Premier League fixtures after a series of errors during Newcastle’s FA Cup win at Aston Villa
Evening Standard · Feb 16 Premier League referee snubbed for top-flight games after FA Cup errors Multiple mistakes were made by top-flight official in FA Cup clash
The Independent UK · Feb 16 Chris Kavanagh will not referee Premier League game this weekend after controversial FA Cup decisions His performance was heavily criticised by players and media pundits