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Every Premier League Club Ranked on VAR and Referee Errors in 2025-26
The 2025-26 Premier League season is now behind us, with all 20 clubs learning their fate. Arsenal were crowned champions, while we say goodbye to West Ham, Burnley and Wolves.
But could things have looked very different for some teams without errors made by VAR and referees? Well, in short, yes. Arsenal secured the Premier League title while being one of the biggest beneficiaries of mistakes made in the VAR room and on the pitch.
Meanwhile, their main rivals, Manchester City, were on the receiving end of more errors than almost every other Premier League club throughout the season. BBC Sport have presented data from the Premier League’s key match incidents (KMI) panel, which shows the number of officiating errors for and against each club.
VAR Errors in the Premier League (2025-26)
When it comes to the mistakes made by VAR officials, Chelsea and Arsenal were the biggest winners. The latter had four go in their favour, while Mikel Arteta’s side took advantage of three oversights. Neither side had an error go against them, either.
The same can’t be said for Manchester United and Liverpool. The two English giants secured Champions League football but weren’t helped along the way by the technology or those operating it. They both ended up with more decisions against than for them.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace, Everton and Brighton were the hardest hit by VAR blunders. The Eagles suffered three wrong decisions without getting any in their favour.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Chelsea |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
2. |
Arsenal |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
4. |
Newcastle |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
5. |
Tottenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
6. |
Wolves |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
7. |
Aston Villa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8. |
Brentford |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11. |
West Ham |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
12. |
Burnley |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Fulham |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Leeds United |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Liverpool |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
16. |
Manchester United |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
17. |
Sunderland |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
18. |
Brighton |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Everton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
20. |
Crystal Palace |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Referee Mistakes Often Went in Big Club’s Favour
The KMI panel also took a look at the calls VAR didn’t get involved in. For example, wrongly awarded penalties that weren’t deemed ‘clear and obvious’ enough to overturn or second yellow card offences that went unpunished.
Arsenal were again helped by these decisions. Max Dowman was wrongly given a penalty kick against Leeds United, while Mikel Merino escaped a second yellow against Aston Villa.
10 Worst VAR Decisions in Football History (Ranked)
Despite still being a relatively new feature of the game, VAR has already led to numerous errors in football, but which ones have been the worst?
However, Everton got away with two overlooked penalties and a potential James Garner red card. These mistakes significantly make up for their misfortune when it came to VAR calls. Sunderland and Wolves made the most of officials’ errors, although the latter were still easily relegated.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By Referee Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Everton |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
2. |
Sunderland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
4. |
Arsenal |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
Liverpool |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
6. |
West Ham |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
7. |
Burnley |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
8. |
Chelsea |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
9. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
10. |
Manchester United |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
11. |
Brighton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12. |
Fulham |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13. |
Brentford |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Nottingham Forest |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Manchester City |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Tottenham |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
18. |
Leeds United |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
19. |
Newcastle |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Bournemouth |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
How Every Premier League Club Was Impacted By Errors
Overall, Arsenal and Chelsea’s aggregate totals were greater than any other team in the division. It would’ve been interesting to see how the table would look without all of these errors.
Wolves, Sunderland, West Ham, Liverpool and Everton were the only other clubs to have more errors in their favour than against them. Several clubs, including Man City, have every right to feel hard done by.
The Citizens ended up with a net of -2 when errors were combined. However, Leeds United ended the campaign with four against them and not a single mistake helping them along the way.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR and Referee Errors Combined (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Arsenal |
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
2. |
Chelsea |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
4. |
Sunderland |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
West Ham |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
6. |
Everton |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
7. |
Liverpool |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
8. |
Burnley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester United |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
10. |
Brentford |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
|
11. |
Fulham |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
12. |
Newcastle |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Tottenham |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Brighton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
18. |
Manchester City |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Leeds United |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
The 2025-26 Premier League season is now behind us, with all 20 clubs learning their fate. Arsenal were crowned champions, while we say goodbye to West Ham, Burnley and Wolves.
But could things have looked very different for some teams without errors made by VAR and referees? Well, in short, yes. Arsenal secured the Premier League title while being one of the biggest beneficiaries of mistakes made in the VAR room and on the pitch.
Meanwhile, their main rivals, Manchester City, were on the receiving end of more errors than almost every other Premier League club throughout the season. BBC Sport have presented data from the Premier League’s key match incidents (KMI) panel, which shows the number of officiating errors for and against each club.
VAR Errors in the Premier League (2025-26)
When it comes to the mistakes made by VAR officials, Chelsea and Arsenal were the biggest winners. The latter had four go in their favour, while Mikel Arteta’s side took advantage of three oversights. Neither side had an error go against them, either.
The same can’t be said for Manchester United and Liverpool. The two English giants secured Champions League football but weren’t helped along the way by the technology or those operating it. They both ended up with more decisions against than for them.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace, Everton and Brighton were the hardest hit by VAR blunders. The Eagles suffered three wrong decisions without getting any in their favour.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Chelsea |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
2. |
Arsenal |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
4. |
Newcastle |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
5. |
Tottenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
6. |
Wolves |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
7. |
Aston Villa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8. |
Brentford |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11. |
West Ham |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
12. |
Burnley |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Fulham |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Leeds United |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Liverpool |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
16. |
Manchester United |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
17. |
Sunderland |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
18. |
Brighton |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Everton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
20. |
Crystal Palace |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Referee Mistakes Often Went in Big Club’s Favour
The KMI panel also took a look at the calls VAR didn’t get involved in. For example, wrongly awarded penalties that weren’t deemed ‘clear and obvious’ enough to overturn or second yellow card offences that went unpunished.
Arsenal were again helped by these decisions. Max Dowman was wrongly given a penalty kick against Leeds United, while Mikel Merino escaped a second yellow against Aston Villa.
10 Worst VAR Decisions in Football History (Ranked)
Despite still being a relatively new feature of the game, VAR has already led to numerous errors in football, but which ones have been the worst?
However, Everton got away with two overlooked penalties and a potential James Garner red card. These mistakes significantly make up for their misfortune when it came to VAR calls. Sunderland and Wolves made the most of officials’ errors, although the latter were still easily relegated.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By Referee Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Everton |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
2. |
Sunderland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
4. |
Arsenal |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
Liverpool |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
6. |
West Ham |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
7. |
Burnley |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
8. |
Chelsea |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
9. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
10. |
Manchester United |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
11. |
Brighton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12. |
Fulham |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13. |
Brentford |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Nottingham Forest |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Manchester City |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Tottenham |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
18. |
Leeds United |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
19. |
Newcastle |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Bournemouth |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
How Every Premier League Club Was Impacted By Errors
Overall, Arsenal and Chelsea’s aggregate totals were greater than any other team in the division. It would’ve been interesting to see how the table would look without all of these errors.
Wolves, Sunderland, West Ham, Liverpool and Everton were the only other clubs to have more errors in their favour than against them. Several clubs, including Man City, have every right to feel hard done by.
The Citizens ended up with a net of -2 when errors were combined. However, Leeds United ended the campaign with four against them and not a single mistake helping them along the way.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR and Referee Errors Combined (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Arsenal |
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
2. |
Chelsea |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
4. |
Sunderland |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
West Ham |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
6. |
Everton |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
7. |
Liverpool |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
8. |
Burnley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester United |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
10. |
Brentford |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
|
11. |
Fulham |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
12. |
Newcastle |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Tottenham |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Brighton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
18. |
Manchester City |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Leeds United |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
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Every Premier League Club Ranked on VAR and Referee Errors in 2025-26
The 2025-26 Premier League season is now behind us, with all 20 clubs learning their fate. Arsenal were crowned champions, while we say goodbye to West Ham, Burnley and Wolves.
But could things have looked very different for some teams without errors made by VAR and referees? Well, in short, yes. Arsenal secured the Premier League title while being one of the biggest beneficiaries of mistakes made in the VAR room and on the pitch.
Meanwhile, their main rivals, Manchester City, were on the receiving end of more errors than almost every other Premier League club throughout the season. BBC Sport have presented data from the Premier League’s key match incidents (KMI) panel, which shows the number of officiating errors for and against each club.
VAR Errors in the Premier League (2025-26)
When it comes to the mistakes made by VAR officials, Chelsea and Arsenal were the biggest winners. The latter had four go in their favour, while Mikel Arteta’s side took advantage of three oversights. Neither side had an error go against them, either.
The same can’t be said for Manchester United and Liverpool. The two English giants secured Champions League football but weren’t helped along the way by the technology or those operating it. They both ended up with more decisions against than for them.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace, Everton and Brighton were the hardest hit by VAR blunders. The Eagles suffered three wrong decisions without getting any in their favour.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Chelsea |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
2. |
Arsenal |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
4. |
Newcastle |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
5. |
Tottenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
6. |
Wolves |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
7. |
Aston Villa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8. |
Brentford |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11. |
West Ham |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
12. |
Burnley |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Fulham |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Leeds United |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Liverpool |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
16. |
Manchester United |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
17. |
Sunderland |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
18. |
Brighton |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Everton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
20. |
Crystal Palace |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Referee Mistakes Often Went in Big Club’s Favour
The KMI panel also took a look at the calls VAR didn’t get involved in. For example, wrongly awarded penalties that weren’t deemed ‘clear and obvious’ enough to overturn or second yellow card offences that went unpunished.
Arsenal were again helped by these decisions. Max Dowman was wrongly given a penalty kick against Leeds United, while Mikel Merino escaped a second yellow against Aston Villa.
10 Worst VAR Decisions in Football History (Ranked)
Despite still being a relatively new feature of the game, VAR has already led to numerous errors in football, but which ones have been the worst?
However, Everton got away with two overlooked penalties and a potential James Garner red card. These mistakes significantly make up for their misfortune when it came to VAR calls. Sunderland and Wolves made the most of officials’ errors, although the latter were still easily relegated.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By Referee Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Everton |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
2. |
Sunderland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
4. |
Arsenal |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
Liverpool |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
6. |
West Ham |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
7. |
Burnley |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
8. |
Chelsea |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
9. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
10. |
Manchester United |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
11. |
Brighton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12. |
Fulham |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13. |
Brentford |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Nottingham Forest |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Manchester City |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Tottenham |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
18. |
Leeds United |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
19. |
Newcastle |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Bournemouth |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
How Every Premier League Club Was Impacted By Errors
Overall, Arsenal and Chelsea’s aggregate totals were greater than any other team in the division. It would’ve been interesting to see how the table would look without all of these errors.
Wolves, Sunderland, West Ham, Liverpool and Everton were the only other clubs to have more errors in their favour than against them. Several clubs, including Man City, have every right to feel hard done by.
The Citizens ended up with a net of -2 when errors were combined. However, Leeds United ended the campaign with four against them and not a single mistake helping them along the way.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR and Referee Errors Combined (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Arsenal |
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
2. |
Chelsea |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
4. |
Sunderland |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
West Ham |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
6. |
Everton |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
7. |
Liverpool |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
8. |
Burnley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester United |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
10. |
Brentford |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
|
11. |
Fulham |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
12. |
Newcastle |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Tottenham |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Brighton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
18. |
Manchester City |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Leeds United |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
The 2025-26 Premier League season is now behind us, with all 20 clubs learning their fate. Arsenal were crowned champions, while we say goodbye to West Ham, Burnley and Wolves.
But could things have looked very different for some teams without errors made by VAR and referees? Well, in short, yes. Arsenal secured the Premier League title while being one of the biggest beneficiaries of mistakes made in the VAR room and on the pitch.
Meanwhile, their main rivals, Manchester City, were on the receiving end of more errors than almost every other Premier League club throughout the season. BBC Sport have presented data from the Premier League’s key match incidents (KMI) panel, which shows the number of officiating errors for and against each club.
VAR Errors in the Premier League (2025-26)
When it comes to the mistakes made by VAR officials, Chelsea and Arsenal were the biggest winners. The latter had four go in their favour, while Mikel Arteta’s side took advantage of three oversights. Neither side had an error go against them, either.
The same can’t be said for Manchester United and Liverpool. The two English giants secured Champions League football but weren’t helped along the way by the technology or those operating it. They both ended up with more decisions against than for them.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace, Everton and Brighton were the hardest hit by VAR blunders. The Eagles suffered three wrong decisions without getting any in their favour.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Chelsea |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
2. |
Arsenal |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
4. |
Newcastle |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
5. |
Tottenham |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
6. |
Wolves |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
7. |
Aston Villa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
8. |
Brentford |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester City |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11. |
West Ham |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
12. |
Burnley |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Fulham |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Leeds United |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Liverpool |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
16. |
Manchester United |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
17. |
Sunderland |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
18. |
Brighton |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Everton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
20. |
Crystal Palace |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
Referee Mistakes Often Went in Big Club’s Favour
The KMI panel also took a look at the calls VAR didn’t get involved in. For example, wrongly awarded penalties that weren’t deemed ‘clear and obvious’ enough to overturn or second yellow card offences that went unpunished.
Arsenal were again helped by these decisions. Max Dowman was wrongly given a penalty kick against Leeds United, while Mikel Merino escaped a second yellow against Aston Villa.
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However, Everton got away with two overlooked penalties and a potential James Garner red card. These mistakes significantly make up for their misfortune when it came to VAR calls. Sunderland and Wolves made the most of officials’ errors, although the latter were still easily relegated.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By Referee Errors (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Everton |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
2. |
Sunderland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
4. |
Arsenal |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
Liverpool |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
6. |
West Ham |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
7. |
Burnley |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
8. |
Chelsea |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
9. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
10. |
Manchester United |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
11. |
Brighton |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12. |
Fulham |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13. |
Brentford |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Nottingham Forest |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Manchester City |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Tottenham |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
18. |
Leeds United |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
19. |
Newcastle |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Bournemouth |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
How Every Premier League Club Was Impacted By Errors
Overall, Arsenal and Chelsea’s aggregate totals were greater than any other team in the division. It would’ve been interesting to see how the table would look without all of these errors.
Wolves, Sunderland, West Ham, Liverpool and Everton were the only other clubs to have more errors in their favour than against them. Several clubs, including Man City, have every right to feel hard done by.
The Citizens ended up with a net of -2 when errors were combined. However, Leeds United ended the campaign with four against them and not a single mistake helping them along the way.
|
Premier League Clubs Ranked By VAR and Referee Errors Combined (2025/26) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rank |
Club |
Errors For |
Errors Against |
Net |
|
1. |
Arsenal |
7 |
2 |
5 |
|
2. |
Chelsea |
8 |
3 |
5 |
|
3. |
Wolves |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
4. |
Sunderland |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
5. |
West Ham |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
6. |
Everton |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
7. |
Liverpool |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
8. |
Burnley |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
9. |
Manchester United |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
10. |
Brentford |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
|
11. |
Fulham |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
12. |
Newcastle |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
13. |
Nottingham Forest |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
14. |
Tottenham |
3 |
4 |
-1 |
|
15. |
Bournemouth |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
|
16. |
Brighton |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
|
17. |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
|
18. |
Manchester City |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
|
19. |
Aston Villa |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
20. |
Leeds United |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
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