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Three more VAR errors confirmed by Premier League panel
TL;DR
The Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel confirmed three more VAR errors, raising the total to 23 this season. Two of the errors involved penalties that should have been awarded for holding offences, including a denied spot-kick for Everton against Manchester City.
Key points
- Three VAR errors confirmed by Premier League panel
- Total VAR errors this season reaches 23
- Two errors involved penalties for holding offences
- Everton denied a penalty against Manchester City
- VAR ruled holding occurred before the corner kick
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Three more video assistant referee errors have been confirmed by the Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel, taking the total this season to 23.
The panel has recorded three errors involving penalties, two of which should have been awarded for holding offences.
Everton, the only team not to get a VAR intervention in their favour this season, were wrongly denied a spot-kick against Manchester City.
David Moyes' side led 3-2 at Hill Dickinson Stadium when, on a corner, Bernardo Silva held back Toffees midfielder Merlin Rohl - unseen by referee Michael Oliver.
The VAR Paul Howard decided the holding had taken place before the corner was taken, so he could not intervene to award a penalty.
"If that doesn't get given as a penalty, then it's an absolute free-for-all from now on," Moyes said after the game.
All five members of the KMI panel agreed with Moyes, saying "there is a clear, sustained holding offence which continues as the corner is taken and the ball comes into play".
City equalised deep into stoppage time through Jeremy Doku to snatch a 3-3 draw.
It is the third time this season Everton should have been given a penalty through video review, the others being in a 1-0 home loss to Arsenal and a 2-1 defeat at West Ham.
The panel also voted 5-0 that a penalty awarded to Bournemouth in the 29th minute of their 3-0 home win over Crystal Palace should have been overturned.
Marcos Senesi went to ground claiming contact from goalkeeper Dean Henderson, and referee Rob Jones pointed to the spot. The VAR Peter Bankes decided to uphold the decision.
"Henderson drops the ball, reaches for it and Senesi goes down under very minimal contact from the goalkeeper," the panel said.
"The referee's call of a penalty was incorrect and that VAR should have intervened to recommend a review."
Hammers denied two penalties at Brentford
should have been given two spot-kicks in their at - though one of the decisions was not considered to have reached the VAR threshold.
Q&A
What are the details of the VAR errors confirmed by the Premier League?
The Premier League confirmed three VAR errors, bringing the total to 23 this season, with two involving missed penalties for holding offences.
Why was Everton denied a penalty against Manchester City?
Everton was denied a penalty because VAR Paul Howard ruled that the holding incident occurred before the corner kick was taken.
How many VAR errors have been recorded in the Premier League this season?
A total of 23 VAR errors have been recorded in the Premier League this season.
