The changes desired by fans do not appear to be particularly extensive, with most supporting the operation of VAR in all of the main areas where it is currently used in the Premier League. Even at the more contentious end, such as correcting offside decisions, 64% of fans believe VAR should be used.
But although fans might support VAR use in these areas, they don’t think it has been equally effective across the board.
Nearly six in ten Premier League viewers (58%) believe VAR has operated poorly when deciding whether or not a penalty should be awarded, with 52% believing it has been bad at deciding whether or not a foul should be given as a straight red card.
This compares to 37% of fans believing VAR has worked badly in correcting offside decisions, just 24% feeling it has done a bad job at correcting cases of cards being given to the wrong player, and only 13% thinking VAR has been ineffective at confirming whether or not the ball has completely passed over the goal line.
Instead, 83% believe VAR has worked well in correcting cases where a card has been given to the wrong player by accident, 58% feel it has done a good job at correcting offside decisions, and fully 80% think VAR has been effective in confirming whether a ball has passed over the goal line.