#23 on the damage table · Premier League

James Bell

Matches this season: 42
Calls on file: 20
Correct: 17
Errors: 3
Accuracy: 85%
Damage score: 4

Who their errors affected

AVL Aston Villa+1 −0 BOU Bournemouth+1 −0 ARS Arsenal+1 −1 BUR Burnley+0 −1 SUN Sunderland+0 −1

One error can help one club and hurt another. Small samples are not evidence of bias.

Call sheet

VARCorrectPenalty not awarded: challenge by Kamara on Havertz
VARCorrectPenalty not awarded: challenge by Torres on Calafiori
VARCorrectPenalty not awarded: challenge by White on Maatsen
VARErrorNo penalty for Maatsen's reckless challenge on Guimarães
VARCorrectArsenal penalty overturned: Maatsen foul on Saka was outside the box
VARCorrectPenalty not awarded: challenge by Jacquet on Osula
VARCorrectLate Liverpool penalty for Hall's clumsy challenge
VARCorrectPenalty not awarded: handball appeal against Thiaw
VARErrorHavertz escapes red for studs into Ugochukwu's calf
VARCorrectJoão Pedro goal ruled out by VAR
VARCorrectPenalty to Nottingham Forest after VAR review
VARCorrectTottenham Hotspur penalty overturned by VAR
VARCorrectOllie Watkins goal ruled out by VAR
VARErrorNo penalty as Jiménez bundles over Le Fée
VARCorrectJorge Cuenca goal ruled out by VAR
VARCorrectManchester United penalty overturned by VAR
VARCorrectRicharlison goal ruled out by VAR
VARCorrectRicharlison goal ruled out by VAR
VARCorrectJhon Arias red card after VAR review
VARCorrectEberechi Eze goal ruled out by VAR

2026–27 appointments

MW3	5 Sept	Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Leeds United	VAR
MW2	31 Aug	Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal	VAR
MW1	23 Aug	Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool	VAR
MW38	24 May	Fulham 2–0 Newcastle United	VAR
MW37	18 May	Arsenal 1–0 Burnley	VAR
MW36	10 May	West Ham United 0–1 Arsenal	Fourth official
MW36	9 May	Manchester City 3–0 Brentford	VAR
MW35	4 May	Chelsea 1–3 Nottingham Forest	VAR
MW34	27 Apr	Manchester United 2–1 Brentford	VAR
MW33	21 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Chelsea	VAR
MW33	20 Apr	Crystal Palace 0–0 West Ham United	VAR
MW32	12 Apr	Sunderland 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur	VAR
MW31	21 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Liverpool	VAR
MW30	15 Mar	Crystal Palace 0–0 Leeds United	VAR
MW29	4 Mar	Aston Villa 1–4 Chelsea	VAR
MW28	28 Feb	Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland	VAR
MW27	21 Feb	Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United	VAR
MW26	11 Feb	Nottingham Forest 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers	VAR
MW25	8 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Crystal Palace	VAR
MW24	1 Feb	Manchester United 3–2 Fulham	VAR
MW24	31 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Bournemouth	Fourth official
MW23	26 Jan	Everton 1–1 Leeds United	VAR
MW22	17 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 West Ham United	VAR
MW20	4 Jan	Leeds United 1–1 Manchester United	VAR
MW19	30 Dec	Nottingham Forest 0–2 Everton	VAR
MW18	28 Dec	Crystal Palace 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur	VAR
MW17	20 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Sunderland	VAR
MW16	14 Dec	West Ham United 2–3 Aston Villa	VAR
MW15	6 Dec	Everton 3–0 Nottingham Forest	VAR
MW14	3 Dec	Arsenal 2–0 Brentford	VAR
MW13	30 Nov	Aston Villa 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers	VAR
MW12	22 Nov	Liverpool 0–3 Nottingham Forest	VAR
MW11	9 Nov	Aston Villa 4–0 Bournemouth	Fourth official
MW11	8 Nov	Sunderland 2–2 Arsenal	VAR
MW9	24 Oct	Leeds United 2–1 West Ham United	VAR
MW8	19 Oct	Liverpool 1–2 Manchester United	Assistant VAR
MW7	5 Oct	Aston Villa 2–1 Burnley	Assistant VAR
MW5	21 Sept	Sunderland 1–1 Aston Villa	VAR
MW4	13 Sept	Brentford 2–2 Chelsea	VAR
MW3	31 Aug	Nottingham Forest 0–3 West Ham United	VAR
MW2	24 Aug	Everton 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion	VAR
MW1	17 Aug	Chelsea 0–0 Crystal Palace	VAR