After months standing idle at the side of Premier League pitches, VAR monitors look set to be called into action this weekend after referees were finally encouraged to use them. The year in VAR: from World Cup guinea pigs to Premier League fury | Paul MacInnes Read moreReferees will be encouraged to check the monitor should the VAR recommend a change in cases of serious foul play or violent conduct. After an intervention by VAR, however, Oliver chose to look at the incident again and upgraded the card from yellow to red. It’s just about 100% clarification that is needed.”Although there has been nothing explicitly preventing referees from consulting their monitors, their use has not been encouraged. Following a series of controversial and hairline decisions by VAR, however, there has been a clamour for monitors to be used.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2020 17:08 UTC