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2021-22 VAR STATS THREAD

Overturns: 120
Rejected: 0
+Goals: 47
-Goals: 43
Pens: 38 (6 missed)
~for handball: 15
~overturned: 9
~retakes: 3
Disallowed offside: 32
Allowed after offside: 11
Disallowed handball: 3
Disallowed foul: 8
Reds: 13
~overturned: 3
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VAR STATS (cont)

Season-on-season VAR frequency (overturns per game):

2021-22: 0.32
2020-21: 0.32
2019-20: 0.29

VAR overturns rejected by referee at monitor:

2021-22: 0
2020-21: 5
2019-20: 0

How the season-on-season VAR stats compare:

Goals added:
2021-22: 47
2020-21: 34
2019-20: 27

Goals disallowed:
2021-22: 43
2020-21: 42
2019-20: 56

Pens:
2021-22: 38 (6 missed)
2020-21: 29 (6 missed)
2019-20: 22 (9 missed)

Pens for handball:
2021-22: 15
2020-21: 12
2019-20: 7

Penalties overturned:
2021-22: 9
2020-21: 22
2019-20: 7

Penalty retakes:
2021-22: 3
2020-21: 3
2019-20: 4

Goals disallowed for offside:
2021-22: 32
2020-21: 32
2019-20: 34

Goals allowed after incorrect offside:
2021-22: 11
2020-21: 7
2019-20: 8

Goals disallowed for handball:
2021-22: 3
2020-21: 6
2019-20: 14

Goals disallowed for a foul:
2021-22: 8
2020-21: 3
2019-20: 6

Red cards:
2021-22: 13
2020-21: 17
2019-20: 9

Overturned red cards:
2021-22: 3
2020-21: 2
2019-20: 3

CLUB VAR STATS

Most involvement:
Newcastle 17
Brentford 16
Norwich 16
West Ham 16

Most for:
West Ham 10
Arsenal 9
Brentford 9

Fewest for:
Burnley 2
Leicester 2
Aston Villa 4
Leeds 4
Wolves 4

Most against:
Norwich 11
Everton 9
Newcastle 9

CLUB VAR STATS (cont)

Fewest against:
Liverpool 3
Southampton 3
Watford 3

Most net for:
Liverpool 4
West Ham 4
(Five clubs on 3)

Most net against:
Burnley 6
Leicester 6
Norwich 6

CLUB VAR STATS (cont)

Most goals awarded:
Arsenal 6
Man City 5
West Ham 5

Most goals disallowed:
Man City 4
(seven clubs on 3)

Most goals to opposition:
Norwich 7
Newcastle 6
Leicester 5

Most goals disallowed for opposition:
Brentford 6
Man United 4
Southampton 4

CLUB VAR STATS (cont)

Best net goal score:
Brentford +5
Southampton +5
Liverpool +4

Worst net goal score:
Leicester -5
Burnley -4
Norwich -4

Most pens awarded:
Arsenal 4
Everton 4
Man City 4
W Ham 4

Most pens conceded:
Norwich 5
Palace 4
Burnley 3
Leicester 3
Newcastle 3

VAR STATS (cont)

Most subjective for:
Arsenal 6
Newcastle 6
West Ham 6

Most subjective against:
Norwich 7
C Palace 6
Everton 5
Leicester 5
West Ham 5

Best net subjective:
Arsenal +4
Newcastle +3
Tottenham +3

Worst net subjective:
C Palace -5
Leicester -4
Norwich -4

VAR OVERTURNS, NET SCORE

Liverpool +4
West Ham +4
Arsenal +3
Brentford +3
Man City +3
Southampton +3
Watford +3
Brighton +2
Chelsea +1
Tottenham +1
Aston Villa 0
Crystal Palace 0
Leeds -1
Newcastle -1
Man United -2
Wolves -2
Everton -3
Burnley -6
Leicester City -6
Norwich -6

VAR OVERTURNS, DECISIONS AGAINST

Norwich 11
Everton 9
Newcastle 9
Burnley 8
Leicester 8
Man United 8
Arsenal 6
Brentford 6
Crystal Palace 6
West Ham 6
Wolves 6
Chelsea 5
Leeds 5
Manchester City 5
Aston Villa 4
Brighton 4
Tottenham Hotspur 4
Liverpool 3
Southampton 3
Watford 3

VAR OVERTURNS, DECISIONS FOR

West Ham 10
Arsenal 9
Brentford 9
Man City 8
Newcastle 8
Liverpool 7
Brighton 6
Chelsea 6
Crystal Palace 6
Everton 6
Man United 6
Southampton 6
Watford 6
Norwich 5
Tottenham Hotspur 5
Aston Villa 4
Leeds 4
Wolves 4
Burnley 2
Leicester City 2

THREE-SEASON VAR NET SCORE

Brighton +11
Southampton +6
Crystal Palace +5
Man United +5
Man City +4
Chelsea +2
Newcastle +2
Burnley +1
Everton 0
Liverpool 0
Aston Villa -1
Tottenham -1
West Ham -1
Leicester City -3
Arsenal -4
Wolves -10

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