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Overturns: 83
Rejected: 3
Goals: 23
Disallowed: 25
Pens: 19 (4 missed)
-for handball: 8
-overturned: 16
-retakes: 3
Offside goals: 20
Allowed after offside: 5
Disallowed handball: 3
Allowed after handball: 0
Reds: 12
-overturned:

VAR STATS (cont)

Most for: Brighton 8
Fewest for: Arsenal 1
Most against: Liverpool 10
Fewest against: Burnley 0
Most net for: Chelsea, Everton 3
Most net against: Liverpool 5
Most involvement: Man United 15
VAR STATS (cont)

Most goals awarded: Leicester 4
Most goals disallowed: Liverpool 6
Best net goal score: Everton, Sheffield United +3
Worst net goal score: Liverpool -8
VAR STATS (cont)

Most goals to opposition: Brighton, Liverpool, Tottenham, West Brom 3
Most goals disallowed for opposition: Brighton, Tottenham, West Ham 3
Most penalties awarded: Leicester, Sheffield United 3
Most penalties conceded: Brighton, Liverpool, Tottenham 3
VAR STATS (cont)

Most subjective decisions for: Man United 5
Most subjective decisions against: Fulham 5
Best net subjective score: Man United +3
Worst net subjective score: Arsenal, West Brom, Wolves -2
VAR overturns (net score)

Chelsea +3
Everton +3
Brighton +2
Burnley +2
Leeds +2
Sheffield United +2
Man City +1
Newcastle +1
Southampton +1
Aston Villa 0
Crystal Palace 0
Fulham 0
Leicester 0
Man United 0
West Ham -1
Wolves -1
Tottenham -2
Arsenal -4
West Brom -4
Liverpool -5
VAR overturns - decisions for

Brighton 8
Man United 7
Chelsea 5
Crystal Palace 5
Fulham 5
Leicester City 5
Liverpool 5
Sheffield United 5
Southampton 5
Aston Villa 4
Everton 4
Leeds 4
Newcastle 4
Tottenham 4
Man City 3
West Ham 3
Wolves 3
Burnley 2
West Brom 2
Arsenal 1
VAR overturns - decisions against

Liverpool 10
Man United 7
Brighton 6
Tottenham 6
West Brom 6
Arsenal 5
Crystal Palace 5
Fulham 5
Leicester City 5
Aston Villa 4
Southampton 4
West Ham 4
Wolves 4
Newcastle 3
Sheffield United 3
Chelsea 2
Leeds 2
Man City 2
Everton 1
Burnley 0
REF VAR STATS

Most overturns (VAR): Jon Moss (10)
Most subjective overturns (VAR): Jon Moss (5)
Most subjective overturns (ref): Craig Pawson (5)
REF VAR STATS

Most pens (VAR): Andre Marriner, Simon Hooper, Lee Mason, Jon Moss, Paul Tierney (2)
Most VAR penalties (ref): Craig Pawson (3)
Most VAR red cards (ref): Graham Scott (3)
Most red cards (VAR): Michael Oliver (2)
Most goals disallowed (VAR): Jon Moss (4)
REF VAR STATS

Most goals disallowed for offside (VAR): Jon Moss (3)
Least involvement (VAR): Mike Dean, Anthony Taylor (1)
Least involvement (ref): Simon Hooper, Andre Marriner, Paul Tierney (1)
Least involvement, subjective only (ref): Darren England, Simon Hooper (0)

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