Overview
- At the halfway point, the KMI Panel logged 13 VAR mistakes, up from 10 at the same stage last season, with 11 missed interventions and two incorrect interventions.
- VAR interventions have fallen 17.54% this season, dropping from 57 to 47, according to the panel’s data published via BBC Sport.
- Three of the 13 errors were judged to have benefited Chelsea, including a Fulham goal by Josh King at Stamford Bridge that the panel said should have stood.
- The panel said two Chelsea–Brighton incidents warranted intervention: Malo Gusto’s contact with Yankuba Minteh’s head and a handball that it felt met the penalty threshold, a view that contrasted with VAR official Craig Pawson on the handball.
- Other notable findings included no red card for Spurs’ Cristian Romero for a last-man foul on Igor Thiago and a missed VAR intervention for William Saliba’s challenge on Thierno Barry, alongside 15 below-threshold on-field errors and five missed second-yellow incidents including Mikel Merino.