Tag: VAR

PGMOL tells Forest that VAR unable to intervene on Ivan Toney free-kick

Nottingham Forest have been told by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that VAR did not have power to disallow Brentford’s controversial free-kick for Brentford last week. Forest wrote to the match officials’ governing body as well as the Premier League after Toney scored when he moved the ball from the spot designated in […]

Be ‘clever’ in Middlesbrough tie without VAR

Mauricio Pochettino warned his Chelsea players they must be “clever” in playing without VAR when they meet Middlesbrough in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at the Riverside. Stadiums outside of the Premier League are typically not fitted with the technology required for the video assistant referee and so Pochettino’s side will take on Championship […]