The Premier League's chief football officer since 2022, Scholes said the league "wasn't in the best place" with VAR after a controversial call in last season's Tottenham-Liverpool game – a goal incorrectly ruled offside that didn't get an intervention after a breakdown in communications between the officials.

The list released by the Premier League on incorrect calls by VAR shook the footballing world, especially English football. The Premier League has revealed that half of its teams have suffered from wrong or incorrect decisions made by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) this season.

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) errors in the Premier League have dropped compared to last season. Data has shown how the league table would look without VAR.

The Premier League has admitted there have been four incorrect VAR decisions this season.They also say there have been a further nine “missed VAR interventions”, where they should have got

The Premier League believes its referees are setting a model for VAR that other leagues want to follow as the latest stats showed errors are down 35%.

Match officials are under renewed scrutiny following Michael Oliver's controversial decision to send off Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly