Lee Mason

Lee Mason has left his role as a Premier League VAR official less than a week after his high-profile error during Arsenal's draw with Brentford.

[called officials to an emergency VAR meeting](https://theathletic.com/4187266/2023/02/12/arsenal-brighton-var-howard-webb/) after being forced to apologise to Arsenal and [Brighton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/brighton-and-hove-albion/) over the “significant errors”. [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/)’s draw with [Brentford](https://theathletic.com/football/team/brentford/). [Ivan Toney](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ivan-toney-VfYkRN3FErfXXTZN/)’s equaliser in the 1-1 draw.

Lee Mason has left the PGMOL less than a week on from his high-profile error in Arsenal's draw with Brentford.The Professional Game Match Officials.

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The ex-Premier League referee made an error in the recent Arsenal vs Brentford match which cost the Gunners a goal.

Christian Norgaard appeared to be in an offside position before providing an assist for Ivan Toney to level the score for the Bees, who went on to take a point ...

VAR blunder referee Lee Mason has QUIT after his Arsenal vs Brentford cock-up at the weekend.The Mancunian is leaving officials' organisation, the PGM.

[Angry Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta responded](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7390820/arteta-var-arsenal-draw-brentford/): "We ended the game with a huge anger and disappointment because that wasn’t a human error, that was not understanding your job and that is not acceptable. "Lee was a Premier League referee for 15 years and oversaw 287 top-flight matches during that time, with his last coming during the closing stages of the 2021/22 season. [Howard Webb called an emergency meeting](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7374288/refs-chief-emergency-meeting-arsenal/) with all officials. [He supposedly forgot to draw the lines](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7369892/var-brentford-arsenal-mark-halsey/) to see whether Christian Norgaard was offside as he was looking at another incident ahead of Ivan Toney's 74th minute equaliser. [Saturday's 1-1 draw at the Emirates](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7368147/arsenal-brentford-match-report-trossard-toney/). [stood down from games for this weekend](https://www.the-sun.com/sport/7388121/lee-mason-axed-var-duty-arsenal-brentford-controversy/).

Mason failed to draw the offside lines before Ivan Toney's match-tying goal for Brentford.

"That wasn't a human error; that was a big, big, big not conceiving and understanding your job. The officiating mistake led Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta to feel "huge anger and disappointment." Mason's mistake was not drawing the offside lines. The first half was scoreless, but Arsenal took the lead after Leandro Trossard scored his first goal for the club in the 66th minute. The Gunners had been dominating with a 23-9 shots advantage and had possession 70% of the match. Brentford striker Ivan Toney scored the equalizer in the 74th minute, but this was controversial because teammate Christian Norgaard was in an offside position when he sent him the ball.

Lee Mason has left his role as a Premier League official by 'mutual consent' in the wake of the VAR controversy in the match between Arsenal and Brentford.

"Lee was a Premier League referee for 15 years and oversaw 287 top-flight matches during that time, with his last coming in the closing stages of the 2021/22 season. "That was a big not understanding your job, and that's not acceptable. "We ended the game with huge anger because that wasn't a human error," he fumed. That costs Arsenal two points." "We would like to thank Lee for his dedicated service to the professional game and wish him all the best for the future." Lee Mason has left his role as a Premier League official by 'mutual consent' in the wake of the VAR controversy in the match between Arsenal and Brentford.

After leaving the referees' body PMGOL by mutual consent, Lee Mason will no longer be officiating games in the Premier League.

- Starting price: $4.99/mo. - Price: $9.99/mo. - Price: $14.99/mo. - Starting price: $33/mo. However, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta didn’t buy the apology claiming, “It wasn’t human error, it was not understanding your job. City also went top of the standings in midweek when they beat the Gunners at the Emirates on Wednesday.