The flame of the Premier League in the last weekend's two major games in the fierce controversy, first of all, Brighton in the 1-2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur after the match, the referee publicly apologized, admitted that even with the help of VAR technology, there are still man-made misjudgment. In the other match, Liverpool's player was elbowed by an assistant referee, and the Premier League refereeing body PGMOL announced that it would conduct a thorough review of the situation.
South Korean star Son scored his 100th goal in the Premier League in the first 10 minutes of Brighton's away match against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, setting a 100-goal record for an Asian player. However, Brighton's Japanese star Kaoru Mitaka broke the deadlock in the 17th minute, but after a VAR review, the goal was ruled a handball. At the end of the match, the Seagulls were denied both goals by VAR, and the fans also expressed their dissatisfaction with the two 12-yard penalties that should have been awarded, resulting in a 1-2 defeat.
According to Sky Sports, the chief referee of PGMOL apologized to Brighton and admitted that a foul should have been awarded in the 72nd minute when Sanfelt Kaoru was trampled on, but the referee and the VAR assistant referee didn't award a penalty after watching the video. In fact, this is the third time this season that Brighton has suffered a VAR misjudgment, and apologizing afterwards seems to have failed to make up for the damage, as the team is currently in seventh place after dropping three points.
The next day, Liverpool hosted Arsenal. At the end of the first half, there appeared to be an altercation between assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis and Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson, followed by a direct elbow from Hatzidakis to Robertson, with the clash at one point leading to chaos on the pitch.PGMOL has promised to look into the incident, "We are note this incident between assistant referee Hatzidakis and Liverpool defender Robertson and will conduct a full review of this."
