Lampard insists EPL referees must review VAR decisions on pitchside

Frank Lampard says Premier League referees must make use of pitchside monitors when reviewing VAR decisions, with the Chelsea boss admitting the current system needs tweaking.

Unlike in the Champions League, Premier League referees have so far refused to take a second look at decisions on pitchside monitors, instead of letting the officials at the VAR headquarters in London make the final decision.

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“The use of the screen on the side of the pitch can help because we’ve seen… in the Premier League decisions that firstly they’ve taken a long time to get to, which seems to bring in the fact there’s an element of doubt,” Lampard told reporters.

“So for the clarity of the referee on the pitch who has to see things live and make quick decisions, I think the idea he can go and look again has to be a good one… the reading at the beginning was that it was going to be used sparingly.