The Premier League's chief football officer since 2022, Scholes said the league "wasn't in the best place" with VAR after a controversial call in last season's Tottenham-Liverpool game – a goal incorrectly ruled offside that didn't get an intervention after a breakdown in communications between the officials.

The Premier League is planning to introduce in-stadium VAR announcements from next season in an attempt to provide greater understanding of key refereeing decisions. A trial is currently being held across the Carabao Cup semi-finals, with the officials asked to offer an explanation of select judgements over the stadium’s public address system.

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) errors in the Premier League have dropped compared to last season. Data has shown how the league table would look without VAR.

The Premier League believes its referees are setting a model for VAR that other leagues want to follow as the latest stats showed errors are down 35%.

The Premier League has admitted there have been four incorrect VAR decisions this season.They also say there have been a further nine “missed VAR interventions”, where they should have got

Referees are set to make in-stadium announcements about the outcome of video reviews in the Premier League from the start of next season.