Brighton & Hove Albion are demanding an explanation from the referees about no less than five controversial decisions made against them in Saturday's defeat to Tottenham.
Tottenham Hotspur's on-field encounter promises to be a close one, with Spurs and Brighton both competing for a place in the European Cup.
A win for the Seagulls would have put them one point behind fifth-placed Spurs in the table, but a 2-1 win for the hosts ensured that the two teams are now seven points apart.
A superb Son Heung-Min strike opened the scoring, before Harry Kane sealed the late win after Lewis Dunk equalized for Brighton.
However, Brighton were furious with the final whistle after a number of key decisions were made against them, some of which were wrong. After Roberto De Zerbi's men scored two difficult goals with their hands, Kaoru Mitoma appeared to have been fouled in the box by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Referee Stuart Attwell waved and, despite considering the situation, the VAR also ruled that the game was not penalized.
As reported by BBC Sport's Simon Stone, the head of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) - the body responsible for Premier League referees - Howard Webb has contacted Brighton to personally apologize for the error. , while conceding that a penalty should have been awarded.
Currently, according to talkSPORT, Brighton is asking the referees for clarification on no less than 5 decisions made during the match.
The Seagulls were also unhappy with the explanation for coach De Zerbi's red card in the second half, given for 'not controlling the bench'. VAR has been used in the Premier League for several years now, but this season, implementation errors seem to have become more frequent.
Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has been brought in by PGMOL to try to resolve the issues, and he has taken a hard line on officials making costly mistakes.
One famous victim is Mike Dean. The former referee has taken over the VAR role this season but hasn't been assigned to run a game in over two months now.
As the final weeks of the season approach, it is very likely that the teams that qualify for Europe and those that are relegated will be affected by the VAR error.
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