Aug 14, 2024 · The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was introduced in the 2019/20 Premier League season after the clubs voted unanimously in November 2018 to have the system. All 380 Premier League fixtures in a season have a VAR who works alongside an Assistant VAR constantly monitoring a match.

Jun 1, 2020 · Every Premier League fixture has a Video Assistant Referee (VAR), a qualified referee who watches the match via a number of screens and can view slow-motion replays, enabling them to advise the on-field referee.

See who will be officiating in the latest round of 2024/25 fixtures, including the Video Assistant Referees

Dec 29, 2024 · See who will be officiating in the final round of matches in 2024, including the Video Assistant Referees

Jul 23, 2019 · Ahead of the 2019/20 season, we look at the new things to keep an eye out for in the Premier League. Video Assistant Referees (VAR) The new Premier League season will be the first to feature VAR after it was approved in November 2018 by the clubs and tested over the course of the 2018/19 campaign.

Aug 14, 2024 · All red cards awarded in the Premier League are automatically checked by the VAR. The VAR also checks for possible red-card incidents for which the on-field referee has awarded a yellow card or no card at all.

May 15, 2023 · For the first time the conversations that take place between Premier League referees and the Video Assistant Referees (VAR) have been revealed, to give fans greater knowledge of the decision-making processes by match officials in matches.

Dec 11, 2024 · PGMOL and the Premier League are opening up discussions between the referee and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for key incidents this season. In the latest instalment of "Match Officials Mic'd Up" in 2024/25, Howard Webb, chief operating officer at PGMOL, discusses five recent incidents.

In the event that the on-field referee awards a yellow or red card to the wrong player, or is unsure of the player to award it to, the VAR will advise the referee as to the correct player to be disciplined.

Sep 27, 2024 · See who will be officiating in the sixth round of 2024/25 fixtures, including the Video Assistant Referees