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Why Gabriel Martinelli May Escape Further Punishment for Referee Push

The Arsenal winger lost his composure during the late stages of their defeat to Southampton.

Sports Illustrated

Premier League Admit to VAR Error That Could Have Huge Impact on Title Race

A third mistake has gone in Arsenal’s favor.

Sports Illustrated

Referees get a hard time but they have got the big calls right in the past couple of weeks

It was right to disallow Tottenham’s goal in the north London derby and it was also correct to rule out the goal that would have given Burnley a 4-4 draw against Brentford

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Michael Carrick hails Man Utd ‘personality’ after second-half fightback

The hosts came from a goal down at half-time to beat Crystal Palace.

The Independent UK

Refereeing is stuck in a frustrating feedback loop, with no easy way out

In today’s Football Daily: Let’s talk about refs, bay-be

The Guardian - UK

Alan Shearer is RIGHT about VAR - but Newcastle's injustices aren't an 'advert' for technology

Newcastle United were on the wrong end of some big decisions against Aston Villa, with Alan Shearer delivering big opinions on VAR once more

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Under-fire referee Chris Kavanagh dropped from upcoming Premier League games

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Kavanagh stood down from Premier League round after errors in Villa loss to Newcastle

Chris Kavanagh will not referee in the next round of Premier League fixtures after a series of errors during Newcastle’s FA Cup win at Aston Villa

The Guardian - UK

Premier League referee snubbed for top-flight games after FA Cup errors

Multiple mistakes were made by top-flight official in FA Cup clash

Evening Standard

Chris Kavanagh will not referee Premier League game this weekend after controversial FA Cup decisions

His performance was heavily criticised by players and media pundits

The Independent UK

Wayne Rooney says referees are over-reliant on VAR

Kavanagh and his assistants were criticised for their performance in the FA Cup tie at Villa Park.

The Independent UK

Villa-Newcastle referee slated for major mistakes: ‘One of the worst decisions I have ever seen’

In the absence of VAR, Kavanagh and his assistant referees seemingly got at least three major decisions wrong in the FA Cup clash

The Independent UK

Sandro Tonali bags brace as Newcastle beat 10-man Aston Villa in FA Cup

With VAR not in use until the next round, Kavanagh and his team appeared to get at least three major decisions incorrect.

The Independent UK

Sandro Tonali fires Newcastle past 10-man Aston Villa on bad night for officials

Refereeing controversies abounded as Newcastle came from behind to win 3-1 at Aston Villa, though the red card for Marco Bizot was clearcut

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Why was Antoine Semenyo’s second goal ruled out in Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle?

The Man City winger scored from a corner only for the goal to be ruled out through a controversial VAR intervention

The Guardian - UK

Boubacar Kamara adds to Wolves’ woe with superb Aston Villa winner

Boubacar Kamara’s unerring left-footed strike in the 67th minute secured a 1-0 win for Aston Villa against struggling Wolves

The Independent UK

Fabian Hurzeler always confident Bart Verbruggen would emerge Brighton hero

Brentford forward Igor Thiago had a stoppage-time penalty kick saved by Bart Verbruggen.

Evening Standard

Brighton 2-1 Brentford: Igor Thiago has last minute penalty saved as Bees are beaten

Bees were in front up until the 71st minute at the Amex Stadium

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The Independent UK

Late Bart Verbruggen penalty save helps Brighton to comeback victory over Brentford

Brighton 2-1 Brentford: Second-half goals by Danny Welbeck and Jack Hinshelwood put Brighton ahead before Bart Verbruggen’s spot-kick heroics

The Guardian - UK

Webb defends VAR ruling out Liverpool equaliser against Manchester City

The referee’s chief said the disallowed Van Dijk header was not unreasonable while Webb dismissed the comparison to a similar decision that went in City’s favour

The Independent UK

Howard Webb defends VAR’s decision to disallow Liverpool goal at Man City

Liverpool contacted PGMOL to raise concerns about the interpretation of the offside rules after what they believed was an ‘obvious’ refereeing error

The Independent UK

Liverpool take action after ‘obvious’ refereeing error in Man City loss

Liverpool have made their feelings clear after Virgil van Dijk’s first-half header against Manchester City was ruled out for offside

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool contact PGMO over Van Dijk’s disallowed goal at Manchester City

Liverpool have complained to PGMO over the decision to disallow Virgil van Dijk’s header at Manchester City amid concern that the relevant criteria were not met

The Independent UK

Man City deliver masterclass on Pep Guardiola’s milestone day to expose Liverpool’s troubles

Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool: Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and the sensational Jeremy Doku got the goals as City moved to be only four points behind Arsenal ahead of the international break

The Independent UK

Thomas Frank criticises referee after Newcastle score while Djed Spence was tying his boot laces

The Spurs players were furious with referee Kavanagh on the field

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