The Premier League has backed the International Football Association Board’s philosophy that VAR should be “minimum interference for maximum benefit” . Although key incidents, including all goals, will be automatically checked, the Premier League want to maintain the pace, tempo and intensity that makes it the most popular league in the world.

The Premier League Match Centre in Stockley Park, in west London, will provide guidance for the in-match decisions, with interventions planned only for goals, penalty decisions, direct red-card incidents and mistaken identity.

VAR decisions will be communicated live to crowds in the stadiums and via the TV feed for the watching millions.