David Moyes has seen his Everton side wrongly denied three VAR penalties in the Premier League this season
Three more video assistant referee errors have been confirmed by the Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel. taking the total this season to 23.
It is a 35% increase on last season, with 17 at the same stage in 2024-25,. lower than the 30 logged in 2023-24.
The panel has recorded three errors involving penalties, two of which should have been awarded for holding offences.
Everton. the only team not to get a VAR intervention in their favour this season, were wrongly denied a spot-kick againstManchester City.
David Moyes' side led 3-2 at Hill Dickinson Stadium when. on a corner,Bernardo Silva held back Toffees midfielder Merlin Rohl- unseen by referee Michael Oliver.
The VAR Paul Howard decided the holding had taken place before the corner was taken. so he could not intervene to award a penalty.
"If that doesn't get given as a penalty. then it's an absolute free-for-all from now on," Moyes said after the game.
All five members of the KMI panel agreed with Moyes, saying "there is a clear, sustained holding offence which continues as the corner is taken. the ball comes into play".
City equalised deep into stoppage time through Jeremy Doku to snatch a3-3 draw.
It is the third time this seasonEvertonshould have been given a penalty through video review. the others being in a 1-0 home loss toArsenaland a 2-1 defeat atWest Ham.
The panel also voted 5-0. a penalty awarded toBournemouthin the 29th minute of their3-0 home winoverCrystal Palaceshould have been overturned.
Marcos Senesi went to ground claiming contact from goalkeeper Dean Henderson, and referee Rob Jones pointed to the spot. The VAR Peter Bankes decided to uphold the decision.
"Henderson drops the ball, reaches for it. Senesi goes down under very minimal contact from the goalkeeper," the panel said.
"The referee's call of a penalty was incorrect and that VAR should have intervened to recommend a review."
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West Hamshould have been given two spot-kicks in their3-0 lossatBrentford- though one of the decisions was not considered to have reached the VAR threshold.
Keane Lewis-Potter held Tomas Soucek "in a clear non-footballing action which impacted theWest Hamplayer's movement". the panel unanimously felt the VAR Tony Harrington should have stepped in.
It was also felt referee Craig Pawson should have pointed to the spot in the 77th minute when Yehor Yarmolyuk slipped. brought down Pablo inside the area.
That was a split 3-2 vote for a spot-kick, but 4-1 against a VAR review.
In other judgements. the panel voted 4-1 that the VAR was correct not to intervene on thepotential handball by Benjamin Seskobefore theManchester Unitedstriker scored againstLiverpool.
It noted that the majority of the panel deemed "there was no conclusive evidence of a handball".
The VAR red card forSunderland's Dan Ballard forpulling on the hairof Tolu Arokodare was also supported 4-1.
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