Lee Mason leaves PGMOL by ‘mutual consent’ after error in Arsenal game

VAR referee failed to spot offside in Arsenal draw with Brentford.

LEE LEAVES: Referee Lee Mason during the Premier League match at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich. Picture date: Saturday February 27, 2021.

Professional Game Match Officials Ltd has confirmed that VAR referee Lee Mason has left the organisation by mutual consent.

Mason caused controversy last weekend after failing to spot an offside in the buildup to Brentford’s equaliser against Arsenal and he had not been selected as a VAR for the next round of Premier League fixtures.