Arsenal won the Premier League while avoiding red cards and conceding no penalties, but Premier League key match incidents data indicates they should have conceded three penalties and received three red cards. Arsenal benefited from seven referee mistakes, while Chelsea benefited from eight. Chelsea received two of three incorrect VAR interventions, including a disallowed Fulham goal and a penalty against Crystal Palace. Across the league, 25 VAR errors occurred this season, up from 18 in 2024-25, but down from 31 in 2023-24 and 38 in 2022-23. Bournemouth and Chelsea gained most overall, while Palace and Everton suffered the most mistakes, each with three.
"Arsenal won the Premier League while becoming the first team to go the whole campaign without receiving a red card or conceding a penalty. But data logged by the Premier League's key match incidents (KMI) panel shows that Arsenal should have conceded three penalties and received three red cards. In total, Arsenal had seven referee mistakes in their favour, while London rivals Chelsea gained from eight."
"The Stamford Bridge club received two of the three incorrect VAR interventions, leading to a disallowed goal for Fulham and a penalty against Crystal Palace. The full judgements, seen by BBC Sport, show there were 25 VAR errors this season, up from the 18 in the 2024-25 campaign It is still a marked improvement on previous years, with 31 errors in 2023-24 and 38 in 2022-23."
"This takes into account three aspects: decisions wrongly changed on review - or where the referee incorrectly stuck by his call when at the monitor - and those that should have been fixed but were not. Bournemouth and Chelsea gained most, with four in their favour. As well as the Fulham and Palace decisions, the Blues should also have conceded penalties against Brighton and Bournemouth."
"When it comes to the clubs who suffered, Palace and Everton had the most with three mistakes. The Toffees should have been awarded penalties against Arsenal, West Ham and Manchester City, but did escape a spot-kick against Wolves. Arsenal gained from three errors, including spot-kicks which should have been awarded to Everton and Brighton."
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