Weekly Ugly Report #5: Dives, VAR and a Weekend to Forget
Everton v Ipswich delivered diving, a red card, VAR controversy and a scrappy 1–0. Beautifully awful.
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Weekly Ugly Report
The Premier League likes to call it the beautiful game. We're keeping notes on the bits that weren't.
Weekly Ugly Report #4
VAR helped decide a Manchester derby, then the refereeing body effectively admitted the deciding bit was wrong.
Read the reportThe Weekly Ugly Report: Boots, Bottlers and Absolutely No Shots on Target
Gabriel's boot met Emiliano Martínez's face, Spurs produced no shots on target, and Aston Villa finally bothered a goalkeeper in September.
Read the reportThe Weekly Ugly Report: Hands, Broken Boards and Spurs Again
Handball law got technical, Liverpool met an electronic board with attitude, and Spurs continued their generous work for this column.
Read the reportThe Weekly Ugly Report: Welcome Back, We've Missed This Nonsense
Villa added a debut red to a 4-0 collapse, Spurs defended creatively, and the 99th minute arrived with a penalty argument already wearing its coat.
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