At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Public in relation to the English Premier League, presenting the opinions, of British adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently, on the efficacy of VAR within Premier League football matches, by region.
The greatest share of panelists indicated that they thought that VAR had worked fairly badly in the Premier League so far. The North West and Yorkshire and the Humber were the only two regions that exhibited the greatest share of panelists responding that VAR had worked very badly, with 35 percent and 34 percent respectively.
Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region
All GB adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
Question asked: "At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. How well or badly would you say VAR has worked in the Premier League so far?"
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094244/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-region/
YouGov. "Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094244/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-region/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094244/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-region/
YouGov. "Opinions of British Adults on Video Assistant Referee (Var) Efficacy in English Premier League Football Matches in 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094244/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-region/
YouGov, Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094244/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-region/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094244/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league-by-region/