The body representing England’s professional referees (PGMOL) admitted in a statement on Sunday that two errors were made by the video referee (VAR) caused by “human error” against Arsenal and Brighton, in the 23rd round of the Premier League. Competition.
Former referee Howard Webb, leader of PGMOL, “has contacted Arsenal and Brighton to acknowledge and explain significant errors in the process of using VAR in their respective matches”the entity said in a statement, citing “both incidents are due to human error”.
According to the newspaper Mail on Sundayin question is a possible offside by Christian Norgaard, the player who provided the assist for Brentford’s goal against Arsenal (1-1), which was not verified by VAR and should have dictated the annulment of the goal by Ivan Toney.
Brighton, for their part, confirmed that in a statement PGMOL apologized for disallowing a goal by Ecuadorian Pervis Estupinan against Crystal Palace (1-1), due to offside, as the reference line was not aligned with the last defender of the Londoners.
Despite Saturday’s draw, Arsenal lead the Premier League with 51 points, while Brighton are sixth with 35.
Source: DN
