Thought you lads might find this FACTUAL information interesting from ESPN:
ESPN HAVE BEEN MONITORING VAR, AND LIVERPOOL CANNOT HIDE:
ESPN are keeping track of all VAR decisions in the Premier League throughout the 2022-23 season. Who will get the best of the decisions, and the worst of them? Dale Johnson, General Editor, ESPN FC
May 4, 2023.
Total overturns: 105
Rejected overturns: 4
Leading to goals: 30
Leading to disallowed goals: 48
Penalties awarded: 24 (8 missed)
Pens for handball: 14
Penalties overturned: 11 (3 for offside)
Penalties retakes (GK/DEF encroach): 1
Penalties retakes (ATT encroach): 0
Goals ruled out for offside: 31
Goals awarded after incorrect offside: 13
Goals ruled out for handball: 6
Goals allowed after wrong handball: 0
Goals ruled out for a foul: 9
Red cards: 6
Overturned red cards: 3.
What will the VAR review?
- Goal/no goal
- Penalty/no penalty
- Direct red card (not second yellow card/caution)
- Mistaken identity (when the referee cautions or sends off the wrong player)
What will it not review?
- Any yellow card (including second yellow card leading to red)
- Any free kick offence outside the box (other than red card offence)
This relates purely to overturned decisions, so penalty appeals that stay with the on-field referee are not included.
Liverpool +6
Overturns: 12
Leading to goals for: 1
Disallowed goals for: 2
Leading to goals against: 0
Disallowed goals against: 6
Net goal score: +5
Subjective decisions for: 2
Subjective decisions against: 2
Net subjective score: 0
Penalties for / against: 1 / 1
Red cards for / against: 0 / 0
Game: Everton (A; Sept. 3)
Incident: Conor Coady goal ruled out for offside, 69th minute - FOR
Game: Brighton (H; Oct. 1)
Incident: Roberto Firmino goal allowed after incorrect offside against Mohamed Salah, 33rd minute - FOR
Game: Man City (H; Oct. 16)
Incident: Phil Foden goal ruled out for a foul by Erling Haaland on Fabinho, 53rd minute - FOR
Game: West Ham (H; Oct. 19)
Incident: Penalty awarded (missed by Jarrod Bowen) for a foul by Joe Gomez on Bowen, 42nd minute - AGAINST
Game: Brentford (A; Jan. 2)
Incident: Ben Mee goal ruled out for offside, 39th minute - FOR
Incident: Darwin Nunez goal ruled out for offside, 47th minute - AGAINST
Game: Brighton (A; Jan. 14)
Incident: Penalty cancelled after foul by Alisson on Solly March, offside against March, 40th minute - FOR
Game: Chelsea (H; Jan. 21)
Incident: Kai Havertz goal ruled out for offside, 3rd minute - FOR
Game: Wolves (H; March 1)
Incident: Darwin Nunez goal ruled out for a foul by Diogo Jota on Max Kilman, 65th minute - AGAINST
Game: Bournemouth (A; March 11)
Incident: Penalty awarded (missed by Mohamed Salah) for handball against Adam Smith, 67th minute - FOR
Game: Chelsea (A; April 4)
Incident: Kai Havertz goal ruled out for handball, 50th minute - FOR
Game: West Ham (A; April 26)
Incident: Jarrod Bowen goal ruled out for offside, 55th minute - FOR