**F**king Hell, VAR’s Impact on Every Premier League Club This Season

**Tracking VAR Decisions in the Premier League**

As we navigate the 2024-25 season, we’re keeping a close eye on all VAR decisions in the Premier League. Who will benefit the most from these calls, and who will be left feeling frustrated?

**VAR Decisions by the Numbers**

Total overturns: 10
Rejected overturns: 0
Leading to goals: 3
Leading to disallowed goals: 6
Penalties awarded: 1 (1 scored)
Penalties for handball: 0
Penalties for a foul: 1
Penalties overturned: 1
Penalty retakes (GK/DEF encroach): 0
Penalty retakes (ATT encroach): 0
Goals ruled out for offside: 5
Goals awarded after incorrect offside: 1
Goals awarded after incorrect subjective offside: 1
Goals ruled out for handball: 1
Goals allowed after wrong handball: 0
Goals ruled out for a foul: 0
Red cards: 0
Overturned red cards: 0

**What Does VAR Review?**

* Goal/no goal
* Penalty/no penalty
* Direct red card (not second yellow card/caution)
* Mistaken identity (when the referee cautions or sends off the wrong player)

**What Doesn’t VAR Review?**

* Any yellow card (including second yellow card leading to red)
* Any free kick offence outside the box (other than red card offence)

**Team-by-Team Breakdown**

**Everton (A; Aug. 17)**
Incident: Penalty cancelled, no foul by Lewis Dunk on Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 47 minutes – FOR
Incident: Yasin Ayari goal disallowed for offside, 90+1 minutes – FOR

**Man United (H; Aug. 24)**
Incident: Joshua Zirkzee goal disallowed for offside, 70 minutes – FOR

**Leicester (H; Sept. 14)**
Incident: Jean-Philippe Mateta goal allowed after incorrect offside, 47 minutes – FOR

**Ipswich (H; Aug. 24)**
Incident: Penalty awarded (scored by Erling Haaland) for a foul by Leif Davis on Savinho, 9 minutes – FOR

**Bournemouth (A; Aug. 25)**
Incident: Dango Ouattara goal disallowed for handball, 90+2 minutes – FOR

**Bournemouth (H; Aug. 17)**
Incident: Dango Ouattara goal disallowed for offside against Lewis Cook, 32 minutes – FOR

**Brighton (H; Aug. 17)**
Incident: Penalty cancelled, no foul by Lewis Dunk on Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 47 minutes – FOR
Incident: Yasin Ayari goal disallowed for offside, 90+1 minutes – FOR

**Fulham (A; Aug. 24)**
Incident: Wout Faes goal allowed after incorrect subjective offside against Jamie Vardy, 38 minutes – FOR

**Crystal Palace (A; Sept. 14)**
Incident: Jean-Philippe Mateta goal allowed after incorrect offside, 47 minutes – AGAINST

…and so on.

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