lukmanRemember a world when VAR (Video Assistant Referee) wasn’t available for referees in the Premier League? The game flowed and there was far less controversy surrounding the standard of officiating in England’s top flight – but that is no longer the case after the technology was unanimously voted for and, therefore, introduced in the 2019/20 season following a successful test in the campaign prior.
VAR was implemented as a means of giving referees an edge when identifying, and possibly correcting, “clear and obvious errors” in four key areas: goals, penalties, red cards and mistaken identity.
A dedicated VAR figure has, since, monitored every single game in the Premier League – and, despite the constant murmurs over its effectiveness in England, there is little chance that league chiefs will be getting rid of it any time soon. So, as we settle into the 2025/26 campaign, which teams have benefitted the most from VAR errors? And which teams, in comparison, have suffered the most?
Using data from Squawka, who had their X (formerly Twitter) followers vote in polls, there have been a handful of Premier League clubs that were on the receiving end of what supporters felt were bad calls since the current season started. Let’s take a closer look at the winners and losers of errors which have been committed with the use of VAR, from 2025/26.
Burnley and Nottingham Forest, despite the VAR controversies since the start of the 2025/26 campaign, are also among those whose respective Premier League positions have not been impacted by VAR-led errors. Elsewhere, Daniel Farke’s Leeds United are hoping to stay afloat come May 2026 – and thanks to VAR errors, the Whites are two points better off. They would’ve dropped to 16th, from 15th, if VAR was on point. Brentford, managed by the inexperienced Keith Andrews, would be in 15th.
Position
Change in Position
Club
Points
20.
N/A
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
19.
N/A
West Ham United
4
18.
N/A
Burnley
4
17.
N/A
Nottingham Forest
5
16.
-1
Leeds United
6
15.
+1
Brentford
6
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Daniel Hepburn
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Remember a world when VAR (Video Assistant Referee) wasn’t available for referees in the Premier League? The game flowed and there was far less controversy surrounding the standard of officiating in England’s top flight – but that is no longer the case after the technology was unanimously voted for and, therefore, introduced in the 2019/20 season following a successful test in the campaign prior.
VAR was implemented as a means of giving referees an edge when identifying, and possibly correcting, “clear and obvious errors” in four key areas: goals, penalties, red cards and mistaken identity.
A dedicated VAR figure has, since, monitored every single game in the Premier League – and, despite the constant murmurs over its effectiveness in England, there is little chance that league chiefs will be getting rid of it any time soon. So, as we settle into the 2025/26 campaign, which teams have benefitted the most from VAR errors? And which teams, in comparison, have suffered the most?
Using data from Squawka, who had their X (formerly Twitter) followers vote in polls, there have been a handful of Premier League clubs that were on the receiving end of what supporters felt were bad calls since the current season started. Let’s take a closer look at the winners and losers of errors which have been committed with the use of VAR, from 2025/26.
It’s important to note that their table has been compiled on the basis that penalties, should they have been awarded, would have been converted.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers have also benefited from one VAR-led error this term – Yerson Mosquera avoiding a red card in their 1-0 loss to Newcastle United – but, like the others in the three-team relegation battle this season, their standing (rock bottom of the top flight) would not have changed. They’d still be on two points from their duo of draws.
West Ham United, like Wolves, had the solitary VAR error go in their favour, but that has not resulted in their Premier League standings being affected. The aforementioned error refers to Tottenham Hotspur’s goal against the east Londoners being ruled out for a push on Kyle Walker-Peters from Micky van de Ven; a decision that left James Maddison furious.
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