Soccer

Referee Jarred Gillett wears head-mounted camera for Palace-Man Utd match

The camera footage will not be broadcast live.

Referee Jarred Gillett wears a camera for the match at Selhurst Park .
Referee Jarred Gillett wears a camera for the match at Selhurst Park . (John Walton/PA)

Referee Jarred Gillett wore a camera during Monday night’s Premier League fixture between Crystal Palace and Manchester United.

The Premier League said the footage from the camera would not be broadcast live, but that it was set to form part of a programme to be screened later in the year which it is hoped will “offer further insight and education into the demands of officiating” at the top level.

Gillett wore a head-mounted device which is integrated into the usual referee communications system.

Jarred Gillett wearing the head-mounted camera .
Jarred Gillett wearing the head-mounted camera . (Zac Goodwin/PA)

The one-off use of the camera was approved by the game’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), as well as the Premier League, Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) and the clubs involved.

“We would like to thank Crystal Palace and Manchester United for their support with this project,” the Premier League said in a statement.