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  Roberto de Zerbi © Gallo Images The Premier League refereeing standard is'very bad,' according to Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto de Zerbi, who was shown a red card following his side's defeat on Saturday. After a 1-0 loss to Fulham, the Italian's frustration erupted, and he confronted referee Darren England in the tunnel. Brighton, who dominated the game, had two goals disallowed for offside, dropping them to seventh place behind Fulham. After his team's goal was incorrectly ruled out by VAR last weekend, De Zerbi met with Professional Game Match Officials Limited chief Howard Webb in midweek for a face-to-face meeting. He explained his altercation with England and stated that he would not meet Webb again. "Because I told the referee that we had a meeting with his boss (Howard Webb) this week, and I lost time and time again in my work and my job because I think the level of refereeing in the Premier League is very bad," De Zerbi told reporter

  Howard Webb, the chief referee, has called an emergency meeting of all officials, and could AXE blundering VAR duo after being left AGHAST as howlers saw Arsenal and Brighton denied? The PGMOL has admitted to VAR mistakes against Arsenal and Brighton. According to a statement, both incidents were caused by "human error." All officials were summoned to Stockley Park for an emergency meeting by the chief referee. After two embarrassing - and potentially crucial - VAR gaffes in one day, new refs chief Howard Webb has summoned all officials to Stockley Park for an emergency summit. In a bizarre gaffe revealed by Sportsmail, bungling video official Lee Mason forgot to draw the correct lines to determine whether a Brentford player was offside in the build-up to their equalizer against title-chasing Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday. On a bad day for the under-fire system, Brighton saw a goal chalked off in a 0-0 draw with rivals Crystal Palace after VAR John Brooks drew the off