Everton have been identified as the first club in seven seasons of VAR not to receive a single overturn in their favour, according to BBC Sport analysis for the 2025/26 Premier League campaign. The Blues also finished bottom of the net VAR interventions table with a score of minus five, meaning they have had five more decisions go against them than in their favour.
The key match incidents panel ruled that Everton should have been awarded penalties at home to Arsenal and Manchester City, plus away to West Ham United. Michael Ball, writing in the ECHO, suggested Everton are being refereed differently after a penalty was not given against Manchester City when Bernardo Silva dragged Merlin Rohl to the floor.
Everton also finished joint bottom of the VAR goals affected table with a net score of minus four, alongside Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion. Three Everton goals were disallowed by VAR after initially being given, while one opposition goal was awarded after a VAR check overturned an initial offside call.
In the all-time VAR table since its introduction in 2019/20, Everton sit third from bottom with a net score of minus five, ahead only of Arsenal (minus ten) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (minus fifteen).
