Premier League to publish referee and VAR decisions for first time

For years, Premier League fans have had to rely on pundits, podcasts, and pub arguments to figure out whether the referee actually got it right. Starting next season, the league itself will tell them. The Premier League announced it will publish the weekly findings of its independent Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel on its official website and app beginning with the 2026/27 campaign. It’s the first time the league will publicly confirm, in its own words, whether match officials made the correct calls on pivotal moments like penalties and red cards. What the KMI Panel actually does The KMI Panel has existed since the 2022/23 season, but its work has been conducted largely behind closed doors. Results were shared with clubs and occasionally filtered into the public sphere through media reports, but the league never made them directly available to fans. The panel is made up of five members: three former players or coaches, one Premier League representative, and one from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body that oversees match officials. Each incident is evaluated and a ruling is reached by majority vote. Why this matters now Media outlets have tried to fill t...