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The referee, the cards and every VAR overturn for all 10 games of Matchweek 7, played Sat 17 Oct to Mon 19 Oct: 10 different referees and 4 VAR overturns recorded by the data feed.
Matchweek 7 officials
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| Fixture | Score | Referee | Yellows | Reds | VAR overturns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton v Chelsea Sat 17 Oct | 0-2 | Paul Tierney | 3-4 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Brentford v Liverpool Sat 17 Oct | 1-2 | John Brooks | 4-3 | 2-0 | Penalty overturned after VAR review (Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister, 41') Card upgraded to red after VAR review (Brentford, Yehor Yarmoliuk, 45+5') |
| Fulham v Hull Sat 17 Oct | 1-0 | Chris Kavanagh | 2-2 | 1-0 | None recorded |
| Man City v Ipswich Sat 17 Oct | 3-2 | Farai Hallam | 1-2 | 0-0 | Goal ruled out after VAR review (Manchester City, Erling Haaland, 85') Penalty awarded after VAR review (Ipswich Town, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, 88') |
| Newcastle v Villa Sat 17 Oct | 0-1 | Jarred Gillett | 6-2 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Bournemouth v Sunderland Sun 18 Oct | 2-0 | Craig Pawson | 3-2 | 0-1 | None recorded |
| Brighton v Palace Sun 18 Oct | 5-0 | Rob Jones | 2-1 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Leeds v Man Utd Sun 18 Oct | 1-1 | Darren England | 2-2 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Forest v Arsenal Sun 18 Oct | 0-1 | Michael Oliver | 1-1 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Spurs v Coventry Mon 19 Oct | 3-1 | Andy Madley | 1-3 | 0-0 | None recorded |
Yellows and reds are home-away, as recorded by the data feed.
What the KMI panel said about Matchweek 7
Votes are written as the Premier League prints them. The first figure is the number of panellists who judged the decision correct and the second is the number who judged it incorrect.
- Newcastle v Villa, Sat 17 Oct, 17:35. Sending off not given. Challenge by Botman (NEW) on Jackson (AVL). On-field decision: incorrect, serious foul play by Botman (1:4); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct, not a clear and obvious error (3:2). The referee was Jarred Gillett.
“This was a split decision with the majority of the panel feeling that a red card for serious foul play should have been awarded, 4:1. Botman was out of control, lunging at speed, making forceful contact with Jackson despite his leading leg missing the Villa attacker. The non-VAR intervention was supported, 3:2, on the basis it was not a clear and obvious error.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Man City v Ipswich, Sat 17 Oct, 84:35. Goal awarded. Fernandez (MCI) in an onside position. On-field decision: incorrect, Fernandez offside (0:5); VAR overturned the on-field decision, which the panel found correct, factual offside (5:0). The referee was Farai Hallam.
“The VAR overturn to disallow the goal for a factual offside decision was supported as correct.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Man City v Ipswich, Sat 17 Oct, 86:53. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Guéhi (MCI) on Fatawu (IPS). On-field decision: incorrect, foul by Guehi (0:5); VAR overturned the on-field decision, which the panel found correct, clear and obvious error (5:0). The referee was Farai Hallam.
“The VAR overturn to award a penalty for a foul by Guehi on Fatawu was supported. The Ipswich attacker got a touch on the ball to take it away from the City defender before being clearly fouled.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Brentford v Liverpool, Sat 17 Oct, 40:06. Penalty awarded. Challenge by Ouattara (BRE) on MacAllister (LIV). On-field decision: incorrect, no foul by Ouattara (0:5); VAR overturned the on-field decision, which the panel found correct, clear and obvious error (5:0). The referee was John Brooks.
“The VAR intervention to overturn the on-field penalty decision was supported. Ouattara got a touch on the ball before making contact with the Liverpool attacker.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Brentford v Liverpool, Sat 17 Oct, 45:00+03:59. Sending off not given. Actions of Yarmolyuk (BRE) on Jacquet (LIV). On-field decision: incorrect, violent conduct by Yarmolyuk (0:5); VAR overturned the on-field decision, which the panel found correct, clear and obvious error (5:0). The referee was John Brooks.
“The VAR overturn to issue a red card for violent conduct against Yarmolyuk was unanimously supported with a clear movement of the head making contact with Jacquet.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Fulham v Hull, Sat 17 Oct, 90:00+03:00. Sending off given. Challenge by Sessegnon (FUL) on Vaz (HUL). 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 unanimously supported. Sessegnon made high, full and forceful contact on Vaz’s Achilles, endangering his safety.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Leeds v Man Utd, Sun 18 Oct, 18:23. Sending off not given. Challenge by Gudmundsson (LDS) on Santos (MUN). On-field decision: correct (5:0); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Darren England.
“The on-field call of a yellow card was supported for a reckless challenge by Gudmundsson. Contact was made on Santos’ ankle as he looked to change direction, but with low force and below the threshold for serious foul play.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 7, published by the Premier League on 28 October 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.
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