The VAR Review: Tottenham vs. Chelsea – timeline of chaos

Video assistant referee (VAR) causes controversy each week within the Premier League, however how are choices made, and are they right?

After every weekend, we check out the key incidents to look at and clarify the method in phrases of VAR protocol and the legal guidelines of the sport.

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Chelsea’s 4-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday was a relentless wave of drama, with purple playing cards, disallowed objectives, a penalty and countless VAR. Here’s how the drama performed out.

14th minute: Son purpose disallowed for offside

What occurred: Tottenham have been already 1-0 up and thought they’d added to their lead when Son Heung-Min scored after latching on to a cross from Brennan Johnson, however the flag went up for offside.

VAR choice: No purpose.

VAR overview: A detailed name, however Son was marginally in entrance of the final defender.

18th minute: Possible purple card for Udogie

What occurred: Destiny Udogie jumped in with each toes and obtained the ball with out catching Raheem Sterling. Referee Michael Oliver produced the yellow card.

VAR choice: No purple card.

VAR overview: Udogie is exceptionally fortunate, as a result of on one other day this might have been a purple. The Spurs defender leaves the bottom then jumps into the problem. Right on the very edge of a VAR intervention from John Brooks, who deemed it reckless with a yellow card nearly acceptable.

twenty first minute: Possible handball by Sterling when scoring

What occurred: Reece James performed the ball to Sterling with the skin of his proper boot, and the ahead broke into the realm and scored. But there was a examine for handball.

VAR choice: Goal disallowed.

VAR overview: As Sterling broke into the realm the ball rebounded again onto his arm off Pedro Porro. As Sterling was the purpose scorer, it needed to be disallowed.

twenty first minute: Possible Romero purple card

What occurred: Cristian Romero appeared to kick out at Levi Colwill off the ball, and the VAR checked for a purple card.

VAR choice: No purple card.

VAR overview: Romero did not kick out with any power, so this is able to be deemed petulant and never violent conduct.

twenty eighth minute: Caicedo purpose dominated out for offside in opposition to Jackson

What occurred: Moisés Caicedo thought he had scored, however after a short chat between Oliver and his assistant they determined that Nicolas Jackson was offside because the shot went by means of to purpose.

VAR choice: No purpose.

VAR overview: It was a marginal choice that Jackson was offside, however he was forward of the final defender. As the ball went by means of Jackson’s legs, it is the proper choice to rule it out.

Even although it is a subjective offside, as the choice wasn’t modified the referee would not must go to the monitor.

twenty eighth minute: Possible purple card and penalty, Romero foul on Fernández

What occurred: After the offside was checked, the VAR then checked out a attainable penalty moments earlier than for Romero’s problem on Enzo Fernández.

VAR choice: Red card and penalty, scored by Cole Palmer.

VAR overview: A prolonged VAR examine all in, however doubtless the proper name. That Romero obtained a contact on the ball is irrelevant as a result of power and level of contact excessive on Fernández’s shin.

Even if the Caicedo purpose had stood, the VAR would have gone again to take a look at the sort out for a purple card.

thirty seventh minute: Jackson purpose dominated out for offside

What occurred: Fernández performed in Sterling, who squared for Jackson to attain — and the delayed flag went up for the offside.

VAR choice: No purpose.

VAR overview: A transparent offside in opposition to Sterling in the beginning of the transfer and a straightforward examine.

45+7 minutes: Possible penalty, Porro on Sterling

What occurred: Sterling broke into the field and went down underneath a problem from Porro.

VAR choice: No penalty.

VAR overview: Oliver obtained this right, with Sterling happening far too simply in a shoulder-to-shoulder problem.

45+11 minutes: Possible purple card for James

What occurred: In the ultimate moments of first-half damage time James challenged Udogie with a raised arm. Oliver took no motion, however was there a case for a purple card?

VAR choice: No purple card.

VAR overview: James is fortunate as a result of this too may very simply have been seen as violent conduct. The Chelsea captain appeared to guide with this arm however did not seem to throw it into his opponent in any means.

54th minute: Udogie purple card

What occurred: A second yellow card so not a call for VAR as Udogie was late right into a problem on Sterling, having already obtained the warning within the first half.

seventy fifth minute: Possible offside in opposition to Sterling on Jackson purpose

What occurred: Chelsea went 2-1 up within the seventy fifth minute when Sterling squared for Jackson to internet. But it was a detailed name.

VAR choice: Goal stands.

VAR overview: Sterling had simply timed his run to remain onside.

78th minutes: Dier offside when scoring

What occurred: Spurs thought they’d produced a dramatic equaliser with 9 males, however the assistant raised his flag in opposition to Dier.

VAR choice: No purpose.

VAR overview: Dier was onside from the preliminary ball in direction of the realm, however when it was flicked on by Rodrigo Bentancur he was simply in entrance of the final defender, who was Caicedo near the penalty spot.

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