Premier League VAR set for enormous cricket-style change subsequent season after Liverpool and Arsenal controversies

VAR has been beneath the microscope in current months, following an error in wrongly disallowing a Liverpool objective for offside in opposition to Tottenham in September.

There have been then two separate incidents involving Arsenal, surrounding whether or not the ball went out of play earlier than objectives they conceded in opposition to Newcastle and West Ham. On each events, the objective stood.

And query marks have been raised over the choice to not award Liverpool a penalty in opposition to Arsenal for a perceived handball. Talking on the ‘Match Officers Mic’d Up‘ present, PGMOL chief Howard Webb confirmed that an error had been made.

That is in line with the Day by day Mail, who’ve reported that, from subsequent season, referees will have the ability to clarify their decision-making to supporters inside the bottom throughout matches.

That course of is seen in cricket, the place the third umpire communicates each step of their decision-making as a part of the Dynamic Evaluation System (DRS), to go together with the on-screen photos.

Rugby union and league additionally do likewise, whereas the NFL operates an on the spot replay course of whereby the referee works with on-field operators and replay officers to come back to the right resolution.

However the stay side of these communications has nonetheless been lacking from the Premier League – and the brand new change will little question attraction to the likes of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who has been closely essential of VAR this season.