Power cut and VAR failure cause 38-minute delay to Leeds v Arsenal

A power cut in Leeds caused a delay to their match with Arsenal at Elland Road. Play was halted by referee Chris Kavanagh after he and his match officials lost contact with the video assistant referee and goalline technology.

Less than four minutes after kick-off, Kavanagh signalled to both sets of players and fourth official Michael Oliver that the game would have to be delayed.

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Leeds officials confirmed that a power cut at the stadium had caused the problem and that they were working to resolve the issues as the players were led from the field amid boos from the fans.

The players eventually return to the pitch to warm up at around 2.30pm and the match was restarted after a delay of 38 minutes.

Meanwhile in the Championship, kick-off at Hull’s match against Birmingham was delayed by 20 minutes after the match officials found the goal posts required readjustment and HawkEye recalibrated to allow the game to start. It was found that the goals were two inches too high and required staff to saw part off to make them lower.