All GB adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
Question asked: "At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. How well or badly would you say VAR has worked in the Premier League so far?"
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Opinions on VAR efficacy in the English Premier League in 2020
At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Pubic in relation to the English Premier League, presenting the the opinions, of British adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently, on the efficacy of VAR within Premier League football matches.
Only 27 percent of respondents indicating that they thought that VAR worked very or fairly well, whereas 34 percent of respondents thought that VAR had worked very badly in the Premier League so far.
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1093885/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league/
YouGov. "Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020." Chart. February 4, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1093885/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1093885/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league/
YouGov. "Opinions of British Adults on Video Assistant Referee (Var) Efficacy in English Premier League Football Matches in 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Feb 2020, /statistics/1093885/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league/
YouGov, Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1093885/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Opinions of British adults on video assistant referee (VAR) efficacy in English Premier League football matches in 2020 [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1093885/opinions-on-var-efficacy-in-the-english-premier-league/
