Premier League to publish weekly referee and VAR decision reviews for transparency

The Premier League is enhancing transparency by publishing weekly reviews of referee and VAR decisions from its independent Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel. This move aims to shed light on the evaluations of match officials' choices.

The five-member panel, formed during the 2022-23 season, scrutinizes and votes on major incident decisions in all league matches. While results were previously shared only with clubs and officials, the full judgments remained private until last season. The league stated the new approach ensures "full transparency around the evaluations of the decisions made by match officials."

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full transparency around the evaluations of the decisions made by match officials.

In addition to the panel's findings, the league will also share direct quotes from on-field officials and VAR regarding significant incidents on its Premier League Match Centre social media account. This season will also feature in-game audio from cameras worn by referees in select matches. The league, in collaboration with the professional referees' body, will continue to advocate for football's lawmakers, IFAB, to permit more broadcast communications from match officials during games.

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Alongside the professional referees' body, the Premier League will also continue to lobby football's lawmakers IFAB to allow more communications from the Match Officials to be broadcast in-game.