Premier League football clubs will next month vote on whether to abolish video assistant referees (VAR) in Harrogate.

The 20 member clubs will vote on the decision at the Premier League's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 6.

The news was announced yesterday after Wolverhampton Wanderers tabled the proposal to the league.

VAR was introduced in 2019 to help on-filed officials with key decisions, which could be reviewed during matches. However, the technology has been heavily criticised by some clubs over controversial incidents.

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has raised the issue over VAR several times during the 2023/24 campaign and criticised refereeing standards.

In one incident between Wolves and West Ham, during which O’Neil was on a one-match touchline ban, Wolves’ late equaliser was disallowed during the match, leading to criticism from chairman Jeff Shi.

According to the BBC, Shi said the club would be higher in the table “if it wasn’t for a number of incorrect or contentious decisions”.

Nottingham Forest also publicly slammed VAR last month following a 2-0 defeat at Everton in April. At the time, Forest were competing for Premier League survival with Luton Town.

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The team took to social media to say “three extremely poor decisions” had been made during the game, adding “three penalties not given ­– which we simply cannot accept”.

An independent panel later reviewed the match and said Forest should have had one penalty.

Premier League ‘acknowledges concerns’ about VAR

The Stray Ferret contacted the Premier League to ask where in Harrogate the AGM would be held.

A spokesperson said the board “does not confirm the location of the meeting” and considers it a “private meeting”.

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