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The VAR Review: Why Jackson was sent off but Mings escaped

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct?

After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game.

In this week's VAR Review: How did Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings escape a red card for an elbow, yet Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson was sent off? Why didn't Matheus Cunha see red for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity?