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The VAR Review: Why Jackson was sent off for throwing an elbow, but Mings escaped

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78% Informative

Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings escaped a red card for an elbow, yet Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson was sent off for violent conduct.

Vitaliy Mykolenko was given a penalty for handball in Fulham 's 1 -0 win over Everton .

Matheus Cunha should have been awarded multiple penalties for holding at Ipswich Town .

Sepp van den Berg went to ground under a challenge from Jacob Greaves in the 16th minute .

The referee stopped play for the corner to be retaken and the VAR checked for a possible penalty.

The ball was not in play when the incident took place, which means a penalty isn't possible.

The amount of holding in this game was ridiculous, and it's got worse across the Premier League .

Brighton were awarded a penalty after Matheus Cunha was brought down by Mats Wieffer.

The law around DOGSO red cards inside the area has been relaxed several times in recent years .

The definition is very loose, so much so that if the ball is in the vicinity when a player makes a tackle it's very unlikely to be a red card.

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78

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74

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65

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