Definitely should be fired. I believe Mason has a history of screw ups. Some mistakes in the heat of the moment are excusable but when you have slomo and the technology and can't implement it then you're just incompetent and shouldn't be tasked with decisions of that magnitude.
But. At least Webb is offering some sort of transparency and accountability.
That's a two point title race screw up.
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The Premier League's referees' body has admitted "significant errors" in the offside decisions that went against Arsenal and Brighton in their games on Saturday.
Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) issued a statement after Ivan Toney's goal for Brentford was wrongly allowed to stand against league leaders Arsenal, while Brighton's Pervis Estupiñán scored against Crystal Palace and was incorrectly ruled offside.
Both matches ended as 1-1 draws, with the PGMOL contacting the clubs and blaming the incidents on "human error".
The organisation wrote on Twitter: "PGMOL can confirm its Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR [video assistant referee] process in their respective Premier League fixtures on Saturday.
"Both incidents, which were due to human error and related to the analysis of offside situations, are being thoroughly reviewed by PGMOL."
Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett has called for VAR official Lee Mason to step down for failing to rule out the Toney equaliser.
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