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2 VAR overturns recorded across the 10 games of Matchweek 8, played Fri 23 Oct to Sun 25 Oct.
The overturns
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| Date | Fixture | Score | Minute | What happened | Concerned | Referee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct | Ipswich v Forest | 1-1 | 49' | Card upgraded to red after VAR review, Issa Diop | Ipswich Town | Tom Bramall |
| Sun 25 Oct | Palace v Newcastle | 0-2 | 53' | Goal ruled out after VAR review, Joe Willock | Newcastle United | Paul Tierney |
Every game in the round
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| Fixture | Score | Referee | Yellows | Reds | VAR overturns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich v Forest Fri 23 Oct | 1-1 | Tom Bramall | 1-1 | 0-0 | Card upgraded to red after VAR review (Ipswich Town, Issa Diop, 49') |
| Villa v Man City Sat 24 Oct | 2-1 | Peter Bankes | 4-4 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Arsenal v Everton Sat 24 Oct | 2-0 | Tony Harrington | 1-3 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Coventry v Fulham Sat 24 Oct | 0-1 | Adam Herczeg | 0-2 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Chelsea v Spurs Sat 24 Oct | 0-2 | Chris Kavanagh | 4-3 | 1-0 | None recorded |
| Palace v Newcastle Sun 25 Oct | 0-2 | Paul Tierney | 3-3 | 0-0 | Goal ruled out after VAR review (Newcastle United, Joe Willock, 53') |
| Hull v Brentford Sun 25 Oct | 1-1 | Rob Jones | 0-1 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Liverpool v Brighton Sun 25 Oct | 2-0 | Sam Barrott | 0-2 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Man Utd v Bournemouth Sun 25 Oct | 0-3 | Jarred Gillett | 4-1 | 0-0 | None recorded |
| Sunderland v Leeds Sun 25 Oct | 0-0 | Stuart Attwell | 1-2 | 0-0 | None recorded |
Yellows and reds are home-away, as recorded by the data feed.
What the KMI panel said about Matchweek 8
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.
- Villa v Man City, Sat 24 Oct, 29:23. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Anderson (MCI) on Manzambi (AVL). On-field decision: incorrect, foul by Anderson (2:3); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct, not a clear and obvious error (3:2). The referee was Peter Bankes.
“The on-field no penalty call was deemed incorrect, 3:2. Anderson makes no attempt to win the ball and makes his body bigger by moving across to block Manzambi. The panel supported the VAR’s decision to not intervene, 3:2, as they felt the subjectivity of the decision meant it should remain referee’s call. Two panellists would have supported an intervention for a clear and obvious error.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Coventry v Fulham, Sat 24 Oct, 45:00+00:42. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Thomas-Asante (COV) on Bassey (FUL). On-field decision: correct (5:0); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Adam Herczeg.
“The outcome of no penalty was supported by the panel. There is a clear and impactful holding action by Bassey before the ball is in play from the corner kick, followed by a subsequent holding action by Thomas-Asante when the ball is in play. The panel felt the VAR correctly identified both actions. In this situation, as Bassey commits an offence before the ball is in play and the holding action of Thomas-Asante met the threshold for a penalty to be awarded, the VAR should recommend an on-field review to allow the referee to consider both holding actions and reach the correct outcome of retaken corner.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Chelsea v Spurs, Sat 24 Oct, 69:37. Sending off not given. Actions of Palmer (CHE) on Fernandes (TOT). On-field decision: incorrect, violent conduct by Palmer (2:3); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct, not a clear and obvious error (5:0). The referee was Chris Kavanagh.
“The on-field no red card decision was deemed incorrect, 3:2. The majority felt that Palmer’s action on Fernandes was clear contact to the head as well as unnecessary, dangerous and made with excessive force. Two panellists supported the on-field call as they viewed the action as aggressive with no excessive force. All panellists supported the VAR’s decision to not intervene and support the referee’s call given that a yellow card was awarded on-field.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Chelsea v Spurs, Sat 24 Oct, 79:31. Second caution given. Challenge by Palmer (CHE) on Gallagher (TOT). On-field decision: correct (4:1); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Chris Kavanagh.
“The on-field second yellow card decision was supported, 4:1. The challenge from Palmer is reckless and avoidable. One panellist deemed this incorrect for a careless foul rather than reckless but supported the VAR not intervening as this decision should remain referee’s call.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Chelsea v Spurs, Sat 24 Oct, 84:26. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Caicedo (CHE) on Solanke (TOT). On-field decision: incorrect, foul by Caicedo (2:3); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct, not a clear and obvious error (3:2). The referee was Chris Kavanagh.
“The on-field no penalty call was deemed incorrect, 3:2. The majority felt Caicedo was persistently holding Solanke whilst facing away from the ball and impacting the ability of the opponent to progress. Two panellists supported the on-field call as they felt both players are engaging and Caicedo is twisting to look at the ball. The VAR decision to not intervene was supported, 3:2.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Hull v Brentford, Sun 25 Oct, 60:20. Penalty not awarded. Challenge by Sangare (BRE) on Belloumi (HUL). On-field decision: correct (3:2); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (5:0). The referee was Rob Jones.
“The on-field no penalty call was supported, 3:2. The majority felt that the contact from Sangare did not meet the threshold to award a penalty kick and that Belloumi stepped across Sangare. Two panellists deemed the on-field decision incorrect as Sangare’s contact is careless and clumsy as Belloumi is in possession of the ball. All panellists supported the no VAR intervention as this challenge should remain referee’s call on-field.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Man Utd v Bournemouth, Sun 25 Oct, 37:40. Goal awarded. Hill (BOU) in an offside position, not interfering. On-field decision: correct (4:1); no VAR intervention, which the panel found correct (4:1). The referee was Jarred Gillett.
“The on-field decision to award the goal was supported, 4:1. Hill is in an offside position but not impacting the defender’s ability to play the ball. One panellist deemed the on-field decision incorrect and would have supported a VAR intervention as Hill impacts Santos’ run to defend the ball.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 2026. Article, full table (PDF).
- Palace v Newcastle, Sun 25 Oct, 51:08. Goal awarded. Willock (NEW) in an onside position. On-field decision: incorrect, Willock offside (0:5); VAR overturned the on-field decision, which the panel found correct, factual offside (5:0). The referee was Paul Tierney.
“The VAR intervention to disallow the goal was supported as Willock was in an offside position.”Key Match Incidents panel, Match Round 8, published by the Premier League on 4 November 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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