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{{Short description|English football organisation}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
'''Professional Game Match Officials Limited''' ('''PGMOL''') is the body responsible for refereeing games in English professional [[association football]]. 

Formerly known as the '''Professional Game Match Officials Board''' ('''PGMOB'''), the PGMOL was formed when English [[Referee (association football)|referees]] became professional in 2001, to provide officials for all games played in the [[Premier League]], [[English Football League]] (EFL) and [[The Football Association|Football Association]] (FA) competitions.<ref name="Guardian-long-read">{{cite news|last1=Ralston |first1=William |title=The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/21/inside-world-premier-league-football-referees-pgmol-howard-webb-andre-marriner-darren-england |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=[[London]]|access-date=22 March 2023 |date=21 March 2023}}</ref> In doing so, England became the first country in the world to fully professionalise its referees.<ref name="Guardian-long-read" /> The organisation is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee owned and funded by the Premier League, EFL, and the FA.<ref name="premierleague-pgmol">{{citation |url=https://www.premierleague.com/referees/pgmol |title=Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) group officiate all Premier League matches |publisher=The Football Association Premier League Limited|location=[[London]] |access-date=18 February 2022}}<br>{{citation |url=http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/referees/about-pgmol.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217013700/http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/referees/about-pgmol.html |archive-date=17 December 2012 |title=Professional Game Match Officials |date=14 December 2012 |work=Premier League}}</ref><ref>Corporate information from UK [[Companies House]] at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04195554/filing-history</ref>

==Staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:200px;" scope="col"|Employee
! style="width:425px;"|Title
|-
| Martin Glenn || Chair<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3852415#!|title=Chair}}</ref>
|-
| [[Howard Webb]] || Chief Refereeing Officer<ref name=Leadership-Team>{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/match-officials|title=Leadership Team}}</ref>
|-
| Danielle Every || Chief Operating Officer<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| Adam Gale-Watts || Technical Director<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| [[Mike Jones (referee)|Mike Jones]] || National Group Director<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| [[Bibiana Steinhaus|Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb]] || Women’s Professional Game Director<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| [[Rebecca Welch]] || Select Group Women’s Professional Game Manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C_QJOzfM5L0|title=A trailblazing referee}}</ref>
|-
| [[Wayne Allison]] || Coaching Director<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| [[Steve McNally (doctor)|Steve McNally]] || Performance Support Director<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| [[Kevin Friend]] || Select Group 2 Manager<ref name=Leadership-Team/>
|-
| [[Phil Bentham]] || Video Assistant Referee Coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/phil-bentham-4913b48|title=Phil Bentham}}</ref>
|-
| [[Martin Atkinson]] || Select Group 1 Coach<ref name=shake-up>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-undergo-radical-referee-shake-up-complaints-clubs-standard-officiating-1705714|title=Premier League to undergo 'radical referee shake-up' after clubs complain over declining standards|date=24 June 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Alan Wiley]] || Referee Coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alan-wiley-9897b6139|title=Alan Wiley}}</ref>
|-
| Mike Mullarkey || Head of Assistant Referees<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/CVViKfBFnTx|title=PGMOL}}</ref>
|-
| [[Rebecca Smith (footballer)|Rebecca Smith]] || Referee Coach<ref name=shake-up/>
|-
| Steve Child || Assistant Referee Coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FA_PGMOL/status/1521837045169242114|title=PGMOL}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chris Foy (referee)|Chris Foy]] || Head of Community and Public Engagement<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FA_PGMOL/status/1466769011887255561|title=PGMOL}}</ref>
|-
| [[Richard Beeby]] || International Referee Development Manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/we-want-to-create-a-pathway-for-indian-referees-to-reach-elite-level-pgmols-richard-beeby|title=We want to create a pathway for Indian referees to reach elite level|date=10 December 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| Paul Russell || Head of Psychology<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-russell-cpsychol-afbpss-395994151_for-me-well-being-is-like-a-cup-try-my-best-activity-6884810408402718720-h-Xi|title=For me well-being is like a cup}}</ref>
|-
| Simon Breivik || Head of Fitness and Medical<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/fa_pgmol/status/1475511011062988809|title=PGMOL}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lee Mason]] || Referee Coach<ref name=Coach>{{cite web|url=https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/sport/national/23711914.lee-mason-set-pgmol-return-referees-coach-var-blunder-last-season|title=Lee Mason set for PGMOL return as referees' coach after VAR blunder last season|date=9 August 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Andre Marriner]] || Football Insights Coach<ref name=Coach/>
|-
| [[Chris Kiwomya]] || Football Insights Coach<ref name=Coach/>
|}

==Evaluation==
The [[Select Group]] referees meet twice per month for training sessions and analysis of match videos and data.<ref name="premierleague-pgmol"/>

The PGMOL have their own sports scientists, sports psychologists, physiotherapists, sprint coaches, podiatrists and vision scientists which mirror football clubs to help improve referee performance.

Every Premier League match is evaluated by a former senior referee to measure the referee's technical performance, along with fellow players and managers (match delegates) who assess accuracy and consistency of their decision making and management of their game to ensure the correct result<ref name="premierleague-pgmol"/> PGMOL no longer sends evaluators to the match, instead relying solely on video analysis. Some referees in the Select Group have criticized this system, believing it misses critical environmental considerations in game management.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ralston |first=William |date=2023-03-21 |title=The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/21/inside-world-premier-league-football-referees-pgmol-howard-webb-andre-marriner-darren-england |access-date=2023-12-13 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
The PGMOL changed its sponsorship for the [[2010–11 in English football|2010–11 season]] from [[Air Asia]] to its parent group.

For the [[2012–13 in English football|2012–13 season]] [[Expedia (website)|Expedia]] sponsored the officials,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inside.expedia.co.uk/press-centre/expedia-signs-official-sponsor-professional-referees-and-match-officials-242 |title=Expedia Signs Up As Official Sponsor Of Professional Referees And Match Officials |accessdate=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414074401/http://inside.expedia.co.uk/press-centre/expedia-signs-official-sponsor-professional-referees-and-match-officials-242 |archivedate=14 April 2014 |df=dmy-all |work=[[Expedia]]}}</ref> but this agreement ended after a year.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

For the start of the [[2013–14 Premier League]] season PGMOL had no sponsor, but part way through the season [[EA Sports]] signed a long term agreement which saw their logo on the arms of all officials in the Premier League and EFL until 2019.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/jan/pgmol-ea-sports-sign-long-term-partnership/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215143728/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/jan/pgmol-ea-sports-sign-long-term-partnership/ |title=EA SPORTS becomes long-term partner of PGMOL |work=Premier League |date=20 January 2014 |archive-date=15 February 2014}}</ref> In 2022, the sponsorship was renewed until the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sonawane |first=Akshay |date=2022-08-29 |title=EA Sports, PGMOL sign partnership extension |url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/ea-sports-pgmol-sign-partnership-extension/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=SportsMint Media |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Mark Halsey claim===
In September 2016, [[Mark Halsey]], a former member and referee, claimed that PGMOL asked him to lie in match reports. PGMOL denied the claim, and no further action was taken.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/09/04/mark-halsey-reveals-incident-he-claims-he-was-told-to-lie-about/|title=Mark Halsey reveals incident he claims he was told to lie about by referee bosses as Gary Neville calls for investigation|first=Ben|last=Rumsby|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=4 September 2016|via=telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37268815|title=Mark Halsey: Professional Game Match Officials Limited denies former referee's lie claims|work=[[BBC Sport]]|location=[[Manchester]]|date=3 September 2016}}</ref>

===Employment status===
In 2018, [[HM Revenue and Customs|HMRC]] challenged the employment status of PGMOL appointed referees.<ref>{{Citation |title=Professional Game Match Officials Ltd v Revenue & Customs (PAYE and NIC) [2018] UKFTT 528 (TC) |date=30 August 2018 |url=https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKFTT/TC/2018/TC06698.html |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> The tax authority claimed that referees are employees, not self-employed as PGMOL claimed. The tax tribunals sided with HMRC, but the appellate court reversed, determining that their referees are self-employed.<ref>{{Cite court|litigants=Revenue and Customs v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd|court=EWCA|reporter=[2021] STC 1956, [2021] EWCA Civ 1370, [2022] 1 All ER 971, [2021] BTC 27|date=17-Sep-23|url=http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2021/1370.html}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] heard the HMRC's appeal on 26 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom |date=2023-10-10 |title=Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (Appellant) |url=https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2021-0220 |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref>

=== Implementation of Video Assistant Referees ===
Howard Webb acknowledged the turbulent implementation of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) after he became PGMOL's Chief. He stated that his goal is increased transparency in the VAR process.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stone |first=Simon |date=21 December 2022 |title=Six incorrect VAR interventions in Premier League |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC Sport]] |location=[[Manchester]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64057906 |access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=23 December 2022 |title=Howard Webb exclusive: New PGMOL chief refereeing officer says VAR talks could be aired for better transparency |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12773282/howard-webb-exclusive-new-pgmol-chief-refereeing-officer-says-var-talks-could-be-aired-for-better-transparency |access-date=2023-10-10 |work=[[Sky Sports]]|location=[[London]]|language=en}}</ref> Such measures includes the introduction of an independent panel consisting of three players, a representative from the Premier League and a PGMOL official to evaluate VAR's performance during the 2022–23 season. The panel found six errors out of 48 decisions in the months before the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] break.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Dale |date=2022-12-21 |title=Sources: Arsenal nixed goal at Utd was VAR error |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37634986/arsenal-goal-manchester-united-6-var-errors-premier-league |access-date=2023-12-13 |work=[[ESPN]]|location=[[London]]|language=en}}</ref> The same panel found just four incorrect interventions in the latter half of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2023 |title=VAR use in Premier League has improved, says independent panel, as Howard Webb targets specialists |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12861173/var-use-in-premier-league-has-improved-says-independent-panel-as-howard-webb-targets-specialists |access-date=13 December 2023 |work=[[Sky Sports]]|location=[[London]]|language=en}}</ref> In the 2023–24 season, Webb consented to releasing the audio between VAR and on pitch officials for key and controversial calls in a regular TV programme, "Match Officials Mic'd Up".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Match Officials: Mic'd Up - Premier League in-game audio to be shown in new programme on Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12955577/match-officials-micd-up-premier-league-in-game-audio-to-be-shown-in-new-programme-on-sky-sports |access-date=2023-12-28 |work=[[Sky Sports]]|location=[[London]]|language=en}}</ref> The show airs at the end of every month and features Howard Webb and former footballer [[Michael Owen]] discussing the process and addressing errors made by officials for the previous four match weeks. This is an expansion on the special release of VAR audio to address an error made by VAR during the September 30, 2023, match between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref name=":3" />

===David Coote controversy===
{{further|David Coote (referee)#Controversy}}
On 11 November 2024, PGMOL suspended referee David Coote after video footage with Ben Kitt emerged in which he made derogatory comments about [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and described [[Jürgen Klopp]] as an arrogant "German cunt".<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2024 |title=David Coote: Premier League referee suspended amid video showing apparent criticism of Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13252757/david-coote-premier-league-referee-suspended-amid-video-showing-apparent-criticism-of-liverpool-and-jurgen-klopp |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Buckingham |first1=Philip |last2=Pearce |first2=James |date=11 November 2024 |title=David Coote: PGMOL suspend referee after alleged comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5914912/2024/11/11/david-coote-video-liverpool-jurgen-klopp/ |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=The Athletic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |date=11 November 2024 |title=Referee David Coote suspended over apparent video of foul-mouthed Klopp rant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/11/referee-david-coote-video-jurgen-klopp-liverpool-pgmol-premier-league |access-date=11 November 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', the "video appears to date from the 2020–21 season".<ref name="Coote Liverpool">{{cite news |title=Referee David Coote suspended over video of foul-mouthed Klopp rant |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/11/referee-david-coote-video-jurgen-klopp-liverpool-pgmol-premier-league |access-date=11 November 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> During that season, Coote was the [[video assistant referee]] for the [[Merseyside derby]] between Liverpool and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] at Goodison on 17 October, a game which saw Everton goalkeeper [[Jordan Pickford]] go unpunished for what [[TNT Sports (United Kingdom)|TNT Sports]] called "a horror tackle" on Liverpool defender [[Virgil van Dijk]] which resulted in a season-ending injury.<ref name="Coote Liverpool" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Jordan Pickford's unpunished horror tackle on Virgil van Dijk |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6XQJSG-IWLU&pp=ygUqUGlja2ZvcmQgdW5wdW5zaW5lZCBob29ycm8gdGFja2xlIHZhbiBkaWpr |access-date=11 November 2024 |agency=TNT Sports}}</ref> Having watched the video, Coote did not call for any action on Pickford, instead focusing on a marginal offside in the buildup to the collision.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jordan Pickford avoids disciplinary action for Virgil van Dijk challenge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/19/jordan-pickford-avoids-disciplinary-action-for-virgil-van-dijk-challenge |access-date=11 November 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Coote initially claimed the video was not real,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4gmvny9pgpt?post=asset%3Aafbe41fd-9052-4d81-989a-fa277780e4b3#post|title=Coote 'denies inappropriate conduct'|website=BBC|date=11 November 2024|accessdate=11 November 2024}}</ref> however he later admitted that it was genuine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Richie |date=11 November 2024 |title=Suspended referee David Coote reportedly admits video of foul-mouthed tirade about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp is real as PGMOL investigate footage |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/suspended-referee-david-coote-reportedly-admits-videofoul-mouthed-liverpool-jurgen-klopp-tirade-real-pgmol-investigate-footage/bltd0b9c67c861fb767 |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=[[Goal.com]]}}</ref> The [[The Football Association|Football Association]] subsequently launched its own investigation into the video due to a potential breach of rule E3.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |date=12 November 2024 |title=FA launches own investigation into referee David Coote over Klopp comments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/12/fa-launches-own-investigation-into-referee-david-coote-over-klopp-comments |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Simon |date=12 November 2024 |title=FA launches investigation into Coote video |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyd2y3pnedo |access-date=12 November 2024 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

===Accusations of conflict of interest ===
PGMOL allowed top referees to moonlight <ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2023 |title=Premier League referees freelancing in the UAE and Saudi? Webb has got himself in a tangle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4922732/2023/10/03/referees-var-diaz-liverpool |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2023|title=Premier League referees to continue freelancing abroad despite Liverpool offside fiasco  |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/12/15/premier-league-referees-abroad-liverpool-tottenham-var-diaz/|access-date=25 January 2025 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref>
as match officials in nation states such as UAE and Saudi Arabia (who own teams in the Premier League directly or indirectly <ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2024|title=Who owns Manchester City and how much have the club spent during their reign?   |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/16/owns-man-city-much-money-spent-players-21612952/ |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=Metro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2024 |title=Bin Salman heavily involved in Newcastle takeover, messages suggest |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/20/mohammed-bin-salman-newcastle-united-takeover-saudi-arabia-football|access-date=25 January 2025 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>). The PGMOL banned its referees from taking these side jobs in September 2024.

=== Apologies and acknowledgements of error ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Favored Team
!Disfavored Team
!Nature of the Call
!Nature of the Mistake
!PGMOL Action
|-
|22 February 2020<ref>{{Cite news |title=VAR made wrong call on Lo Celso – Foy |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC Sport]] |location=[[Manchester]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51610953 |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref>
|Tottenham Hotspur
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|Red card not awarded
|VAR did not think the challenge was avoidable.
|PGMOL Head of Public Engagement Chris Foy attribute mistake to "human error by video officials"
|-
|17 October 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Virgil van Dijk: Referee Michael Oliver admits mistake over Jordan Pickford tackle on Liverpool defender |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12184035/virgil-van-dijk-referee-michael-oliver-admits-mistake-over-jordan-pickford-tackle-on-liverpool-defender |work=[[Sky Sports]]|location=[[London]]|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref>
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|Red card not awarded
|All officials failed to consider all possible sanctions for the conduct. 
|Head Official Michael Oliver acknowledged that [[Jordan Pickford]] should have been sent off for "serious foul play or violent conduct" regardless of how the game resumed otherwise.
|-
|26 February 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magowan |first=Alistair |date=1 March 2022 |title=Everton receive handball apology |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC Sport]]|location=[[Manchester]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60572525 |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref>
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|Penalty not awarded for handling
|VAR deemed insufficient evidence of contact<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Dale |date=2022-03-01 |title=Man City handball controversy: PGMOL sorry |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37625918/pgmol-sorry-lampard-fumes |access-date=2023-10-10 |work=[[ESPN]]|location=[[London]] |language=en}}</ref>
|PGMOL Referees Chief Mike Riley issued an apology to Everton.
|-
|6 November 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Luckhurst |first=Samuel |date=2022-12-27 |title=Referee group agrees with Manchester United over wall vs Aston Villa |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-nottingham-forest-taylor-25833060 |access-date=2023-10-10 |newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]]|location=[[Manchester]]|publisher=[[Reach plc]]|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|Excessive distance on free kick
|Head official over-measured the distance and ignored the complaints of players.
|PGMOL Select Group 1 Manager Jon Moss assured the centre official would be spoken to.
|-
|7 January 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Madeley |first=Steve |title=The images VAR didn't see of Wolves' disallowed winner at Liverpool - and the reasons why |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4068424/2023/01/08/var-offside-images-wolves-liverpool/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |work=[[The Athletic]]|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|language=en}}</ref>
|Liverpool
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|Onside goal disallowed
|VAR did not have access to appropriate camera angles
|The centre official allowed the coach to discuss the error before normal protocol would allow and personally apologise.
|-
|29 January 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Dale |date=2023-01-30 |title=PGMOL: VAR red-card error over Fabinho tackle |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37635962/pgmol-admits-fabinho-sent-brighton-evan-ferguson-foul |access-date=2023-10-10 |location=[[London]]|work=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref>
|Liverpool
|[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton Hove Albion]]
|Red card not awarded
|VAR did not deem the yellow card a clear and obvious error
|PGMOL stated that the foul was worthy of a red card.
|-
|11 February 2023<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Humayun |first=Ali |title=Howard Webb contacts Arsenal about VAR 'error' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4187266/2023/02/12/arsenal-brighton-var-howard-webb/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |work=[[The Athletic]]|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|Brighton Hove Albion
|Onside goal disallowed
|VAR incorrectly placed offsides line
|Howard Webb issued an apology to Brighton. Referee John Brooks was removed from VAR for two games.
|-
|11 February 2023<ref name=":0" />
|[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|Arsenal
|Offsides goal allowed
|VAR did not fully investigate incident
|Howard Webb issued an apology to Arsenal.
|-
|8 April 2023<ref>{{Cite news|last=Johnson |first=Dale |date=2023-04-09 |title=Sources: PGMOL sorry to Brighton for VAR error |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37637851/pgmol-boss-howard-webb-apologises-brighton-var-error-kaoru-mitoma-penalty-vs-tottenham |access-date=2023-10-10 |work=[[ESPN]]|location=[[London]]|language=en}}</ref>
|Tottenham Hotspur
|Brighton Hove Albion
|Penalty not awarded
|VAR did not deem the non-call a clear and obvious error
|Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb issued an apology to Brighton.
|-
|14 August 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Humayun |first=Ali |title=Man Utd-Wolves ref, VAR dropped after Onana pen error |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4777148/2023/08/15/premier-league-referee-wolves-penalty/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |work=[[The Athletic]]|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|language=en}}</ref>
|Manchester United
|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|Penalty not awarded
|VAR did not deem the non-call a clear and obvious error
|Head official and both VAR officials were suspended from further matches.
|-
|30 September 2023<ref>{{cite news |date=30 September 2023 |title=Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool: Contrasting emotions but both sides can be Premier League title contenders |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66974390 |last=McNulty|first=Phil|work=[[BBC Sport]]|location=[[Manchester]]}}</ref>
|Tottenham Hotspur
|Liverpool
|Onside goal disallowed
|Miscommunication between VAR and on-field officials
|Acknowledged the "serious human error" and released the referee audio from the match as well as subsequent matches to indicate new preventative procedures.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=3 October 2023 |title=VAR audio released from Liverpool's disallowed goal by Luis Diaz in defeat at Spurs |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12975648/var-audio-released-from-liverpools-disallowed-goal-by-luis-diaz-in-defeat-at-spurs |work=[[Sky Sports]]|location=[[London]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=3 October 2023 |title=PGMOL release VAR audio from Spurs v Liverpool |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3718057 |publisher=The Football Association Premier League Limited|location=[[London]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rumsby |first=Ben |date=2023-10-10 |title=Michael Oliver was wrong not to show Mateo Kovacic a red card, admits referees chief Howard Webb |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|location=[[London]]|url-access=subscription |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/10/10/howard-webb-pressure-scrap-premier-league-referee-uae-saudi/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
|-
|8 October 2023<ref name=":1" />
|Manchester City
|Arsenal
|Red card not awarded
|Error by head official and VAR 
|Howard Webb admitted it was an error and review policies on officiating foreign games.
|-
|3 December 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Buckingham|first1=Phillip|last2=Burrows|first2=Ben|title=Webb admits to 'mistake' over Man City advantage decision vs Spurs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5131340/2023/12/12/howard-webb-man-city-tottenham-advantage/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |work=[[The Athletic]]|location=[[London]]|publisher=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
|Tottenham Hotspur
|Manchester City
|[[Laws of the Game (association football)|Advantage]] not played
|Error by head official
|Howard Webb admitted to an "officiating mistake" by the head official. 
|-
|23 December 2023<ref>{{Cite news |title=Liverpool should have had penalty v Arsenal - Webb |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68001701 |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=BBC Sport|location=Manchester |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|Arsenal
|Liverpool 
|Penalty not awarded
|Error in judgment by head official and VAR
|Howard Webb admitted that it was the wrong call and released the VAR audio.
|-
|21 April 2024<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |date=2024-04-30 |title=Howard Webb admits VAR made error over Forest penalty claim at Everton |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/30/howard-webb-var-should-have-awarded-nottingham-forest-penalty-against-everton |access-date=2024-05-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
|Everton
|Nottingham Forest
|Penalty not awarded
|Error in judgment by head official and VAR
|Howard Webb admitted that it was the wrong call and released the VAR audio.
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Football organisations in England]]
[[Category:Premier League referees| ]] 
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[[Category:FA Cup]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 2001]]