VAR overturns involving Ipswich Town this season: 0 went against Ipswich Town, 2 in Ipswich Town's favour (penalty overturned v Liverpool, goal ruled out v Everton). This counts the direction of each overturn as recorded by the data feed; it is not a judgement on whether the decisions were correct. Panel verdicts, where they exist, are quoted below.
Every VAR overturn in Ipswich Town's games
| Date | Opponent | Score | Minute | What happened | Direction | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4 Sept | Liverpool (H) | 0-2 | 69' | Penalty overturned after VAR review (Liverpool, Dominik Szoboszlai) | In favour | Darren England |
| Sat 19 Sept | Everton (A) | 1-0 | 59' | Goal ruled out after VAR review (Everton, Thierno Barry) | In favour | Stuart Attwell |
3 of Ipswich Town's 5 games had no VAR overturn recorded. Scores are home-away.
Covers every finished Premier League game up to Sunday 20 September 2026 (Matchweek 5). Updated 30 September 2026.
Incidents from Ipswich Town's games reviewed by the KMI panel
Votes are written as the Premier League prints them: the first figure is the number of panellists who agreed with the printed verdict.
- United v Ipswich, Sun 30 Aug, 55:55. Goal awarded. Handball appeal against Maguire (MUN). On-field decision: correct (4:1); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (4:1). The referee was Craig Pawson.
"Maguire's arms are within his bodyline meaning that the contact with his right arm was accidental and not a punishable handball offence given that Maguire was not the goal scorer. The shot was clearly off target and then deflected in via the defender for a clear own goal. The panel supported the referee's call to award the goal, 4:1, with one panellist considering the handball to be deliberate."Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 2, published by the Premier League on 9 September 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- United v Ipswich, Sun 30 Aug, 58:36. Penalty awarded. Challenge by Greaves (IPS) on Cunha (MUN). On-field decision: correct (5:0); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Craig Pawson.
"The on-field call of a penalty was unanimously supported. A clear foul by Greaves on Cunha as he ran through on goal with a correct yellow card for DOGSO as it was a genuine challenge for the ball."Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 2, published by the Premier League on 9 September 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Ipswich v Liverpool, Fri 4 Sept, 67:07. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Davis (IPS) on Szoboszlai (LIV), offside decision. On-field decision: incorrect (0:5); VAR overturned the on-field decision, which the panel found correct, factual overturn (5:0). The referee was Darren England.
"There was a clear offside offence in the attacking phase which negated any potential penalty award. The on field offside decision was incorrect and the VAR intervention was correct to identify this as part of the potential penalty review. The panel would have expected a penalty to be awarded if there was no offside offence beforehand."Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 3, published by the Premier League on 16 September 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Ipswich v Liverpool, Fri 4 Sept, 44:56. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Fatawu (IPS) on Gakpo (LIV). On-field decision: correct (4:1); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Darren England.
"An unusual situation where some contact is made by Fatawu on Gakpo after the ball is laid off. The panel was split, 4:1, with the majority feeling that the contact was below the high threshold for a foul and they unanimously felt that this was not a clear and obvious error for VAR intervention."Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 3, published by the Premier League on 16 September 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Palace v Ipswich, Sat 12 Sept, 73:08. Sending off given. Challenge by Disasi (CRY) on Clarke (IPS). On-field decision: correct (5:0); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Chris Kavanagh.
"The referee's call of a red card for serious foul play was supported. The speed at which Disasi enters the challenge and the high point of contact with studs were the main factors in supporting this decision."Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 4, published by the Premier League on 23 September 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
What is counted here. The data feed records that VAR intervened and what the outcome was: a goal ruled out, a goal awarded, a penalty overturned, a card upgraded. It does not record whether a decision was right, and neither does this page. "In favour" and "against" describe whose goal, penalty or card the overturn concerned. The only bodies that rule on correctness are the Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel and Pro Ref, the referees' body formerly known as PGMOL; where the panel has published a verdict it is quoted with its date on the KMI panel page.
Common questions
How many VAR decisions have gone against Ipswich Town this season?
0 of the 2 VAR overturns recorded in Ipswich Town's 5 games up to 20 September 2026 concerned Ipswich Town's own goal, penalty or card. That is the direction of the overturn, not a verdict on it; the Premier League's panel has published verdicts on 5 incidents from Ipswich Town's games, quoted on this page.
Who decides whether a VAR decision was wrong?
The Premier League's Key Match Incidents panel, which votes on each chosen incident and publishes its verdicts about ten days after the round, and Pro Ref (formerly PGMOL) through its own statements. This site quotes both with dates and never adds a verdict of its own. See the KMI panel page.
Who has refereed Ipswich Town's games this season?
Every referee and the record under each is on the Ipswich Town referees page.