At the halfway stage of the Premier League season, only two clubs had more unfavourable decisions by VAR than Liverpool.
VAR remains a hotly-debated subject in football, with Man City‘s ruled-out goal at Newcastle another instance that has caused a divide after more than five minutes of deliberation.
According to the BBC, VAR mistakes have risen by 30 percent in the first half of the current Premier League season compared to last, growing from 10 to 13.
The lack of a red card for Marcos Senesi in the opening day victory over Bournemouth is among the 13 mistakes identified by the Key Match Incidents panel from the first 19 games.
In the bigger picture, though, only Everton (-3) and Fulham (-4) have been more negatively impacted by VAR interventions, or lack thereof, than Liverpool during the first 19 games of the season.
Bournemouth and Tottenham, meanwhile, share the same figure as the Reds.
Liverpool’s net balance of decisions stands at -2, with three penalties against and two red cards against, contributing to a net goals total of -3.
It takes into account incidents where Liverpool were originally awarded something, or an opponent was penalised, but VAR stepped in to take it away, or vice versa.
This is why no red card for Senesi is not reflected in the halfway score as it was one of the confirmed mistakes, thus cannot be reflected in the net decisions table.
Florian Wirtz‘s goal at Fulham, meanwhile, is not considered as it was after the halfway mark, with Liverpool gaining an advantage on that occasion after the flag initially went up before the VAR check.
Virgil van Dijk‘s goal at Man City is the obvious example for a decision that was overturned due to VAR intervention, which ruled Andy Robertson interfered from an offside position.
Another was Leeds being awarded a penalty after it was not given on the pitch, with VAR intervening to see a spot kick scored after Ibrahima Konate‘s foul.
Liverpool have not had a penalty in their favour from VAR so far this season, though, unlike Man United, who have had three.
As for the top of the list, Chelsea and Man United have had the most favourable outcomes from VAR overturns, with a positive balance of four, respectively.
The debate over VAR will continue for as long as it is in use, as it is still operated by humans and the game is incredibly subjective, but irritation will grow when mistakes and the time taken show few signs of improving.