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The most contentious VAR decisions made so far this season in the Premier League

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The most contentious VAR decisions made so far this season in the Premier League

VAR was the main talking point in yet another Premier League game as Tottenham scored a late goal to salvage a home draw against Watford. With Spurs desperately seeking an equaliser, Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster made a mess of an 86th-minute cross that allowed Dele Alli to control the ball with his shoulder before turning it into the net. VARreviewed the goal and decided it was correctly awarded by the onfield referee, however, due to a technical issue, the big screen inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium indicated that the decision was ‘no goal’. However, the goal did eventually stand. This came on the back of VAR somehow not giving a penalty for what seemed like an absolute stonewall foul as Jan Vertonghen’s brought down Gerard Deulofeu. In honour of the VAR-centric game at Spurs, we have decided to take a look back at some of VAR’s most controversial moments in football so far…

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14
Crystal PalaceCRY
30-239
15
Leeds UnitedLEE
31-1133
16
Nottingham ForestNFO
31-1232
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Tottenham HotspurTOT
31-1030
18
West Ham UnitedWHU
31-2129
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BurnleyBUR
31-2820
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Wolverhampton WanderersWOL
31-3017

Freelance football writer. Leeds United fan

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