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John Brooks, who was scrapped from being the VAR official for Manchester City's top of the table Premier League clash with Arsenal last month, has been appointed as referee for the FA Cup quarter final tie with Burnley on Saturday.
Video assistant referee Lee Mason has left Professional Game Match Officials Limited [PGMOL] by mutual consent and will no longer officiate on Premier League games.
Lee Mason has left his role as a Premier League official by 'mutual consent' in the wake of the VAR controversy in the match between Arsenal and Brentford. Mason, who was the video referee for the game, incorrectly allowed the Bees' equaliser by Ivan Toney to stand in the 1-1 draw, after apparently forgetting to draw the lines that would have found Christian Norgaard was offside in the build-up. Ad Arsenal were offered an apology by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), who admitted that the mistake was a result of 'human error'.
Professional Game Match Officials Ltd has confirmed that VAR referee Lee Mason has left the organisation by mutual consent.
The VAR who wrongly disallowed a Brighton goal against Crystal Palace at the weekend has been replaced for two matches he was due to officiate this week.
The English Premier League could have set a precedent for the Scottish Premiership after referee Lee Mason was DROPPED after his VAR blunder during Arsenal's draw with Brentford.
Lee Mason has not been selected as a VAR for the next round of Premier League matches after his offside error last weekend. Mason failed to spot an offside in the buildup to Brentford’s equaliser at Arsenal last Saturday.
The Premier League’s referee chief, Howard Webb, has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton to apologise for ‘significant errors in the VAR process’ following controversial decisions on Saturday, reports standard.co.uk.