Match Officials: Mic’d Up – Premier League in-game audio shown in new Sky Sports program
At the end of last season, Howard Webb joined Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher on MNF to discuss various VAR calls; Sky Sports went behind the scenes with Webb to explain the VAR process using both correct and wrong calls in an effort to boost transparency.
In the inaugural episode of Match Officials: Howard Webb and Former Liverpool and England Striker Michael Owen examine refereeing decisions using match film and previously available audio. It’s Mic’d Up.
Sky Sports’ new series will use match footage and previously unseen audio to explain refereeing decisions.
Sky Sports went behind the scenes with Webb to explain the VAR process using both correct and bad calls in an effort to create openness around one of the game’s most contentious aspects.
View the six occurrences covered on Match Officials: Mic’d Up Down Below…
PGMOL chief Howard Webb told ‘Match Officials Mic’d Up’ on a first-of-its-kind program that it was a mistake for VAR officials not to propose a review after Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana dived in on Wolves’ Sasa Kalajdzic.
Listen to match officials’ audio, including VAR, as Virgil van Dijk is shown a red card for a tackle on Alexander Isak in Liverpool’s Premier League match against Newcastle. PGMOL CEO Howard Webb confirmed the correct conclusion.
As a yellow card for Burnley’s Anass Zaroury was upgraded to a red for a challenge on Manchester City’s Kyle Walker peaking on ‘Match Officials Mic’d Up,’ PGMOL chief Howard Webb shares the on-pitch audio of the match officials awarding a penalty to Manchester City after the ball struck the arm of Sheffield United’s John Egan.
PGMOL chairman Howard Webb discusses the audio between referee Michael Oliver and the VAR as Nathan Ake’s goal for Manchester City versus Fulham was granted despite Manuel Akanji being in an offside position on a first-of-its-kind program.
The decision to award a penalty to Arsenal against Manchester United for a trip on Kai Havertz is reversed, according to audio between referee Anthony Taylor and the VAR.
Match Officials: Mic’d Up airs on Sky Sports, and you can catch up on SkySports.com, the Sky Sports App, and Sky Sports’ social platforms.
