Clubs keeping lists of VAR injustices

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs are compiling lists of their VAR injustices in case they wish to follow Newcastle in making an official complaint about the system. Newcastle’s move comes after a goal against Crystal Palace on Saturday was disallowed for a foul by Joe Willock on Vicente Guaita. It has been widely accepted that Willock did nothing wrong as he was pushed in the back by Tyrick Mitchell, forcing him to crash into the Palace goalkeeper. Sportsmail has learned that other top-flight clubs are keeping track of their VAR gripes. A source at one club said that their list is growing longer by the week. Six games into the new season, Newcastle’s list is among the longest. They conceded a 98thminute winner to Liverpool last week when only five minutes of stoppage time were announced. They also felt robbed of penalties against Wolves, when Sean Longstaff had his shirt pulled by Matheus Nunes, and Manchester City, when Fabian Schar was clattered into by John Stones. The Premier League’s refereeing body PGMOL have admitted VAR errors in last weekend’s Newcastle game and Chelsea’s controversial win over West Ham, which saw Maxwel Cornet’s late equaliser incorrectly ruled out after Andy Madley consulted the pitchside monitor, as instructed by Jarred Gillett. Neither Gillett nor Lee Mason, who was VAR at Newcastle, will be on replay duty for this weekend’s matches. World Cup 2010 final referee Howard Webb is to join PGMOL as chief refereeing officer later this season, but his first match in charge will not be until December 26 as he is contracted to Major League Soccer until November 15. after which the season breaks for the World Cup. Webb, who has headed the North American referees’ body for six years, is hoping to improve transparency by broadcasting conversations between the match officials.