"Data collected by BBC Sport taken from the Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel shows mistakes have increased 30% season-on-season from 10 to 13. It is still a marked improvement on previous years, with 20 errors at this stage of the 2023-24 campaign and 23 in 2022-23. All but two of the mistakes are missed interventions, up from seven to 11, when the video assistant refereee (VAR) failed to advise the referee he should change a decision."
"The KMI Panel was created by the Premier League clubs in 2022 to take performance stats out of the hands of the refereeing body. Crucially, it is not intended to look at each incident like any fan or manager would. It takes into account the laws of the game and, crucially, how the Premier League expects its games to be refereed."
Video assistant referee (VAR) errors increased 30% season-on-season in the Premier League's first half, rising from 10 to 13 mistakes. That total remains lower than comparable points in 2023-24 (20 errors) and 2022-23 (23 errors). Missed interventions rose from seven to 11, while incorrect interventions fell from three to two. Total overturns dropped from 57 in 2024-25 to 47 this season, a 17.54% fall. On-field mistakes that did not meet the clear-and-obvious VAR threshold increased from 12 to 15. The Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel meets weekly, has five members, and assesses decisions against the laws and Premier League refereeing expectations.
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