The Premier League were forced to make three statements to clarify VAR decisions during Fulham's dramatic 2-2 with Ipswich Town.

Marco Silva's side were looking to continue their recent run, however they fell behind to Sammie Szmodics after his deflected effort handed the Tractor Boys the lead. But moments earlier, the Fulham boss was left incensed after Leif Davis avoided a red card following a challenge on Harry Wilson, as the Welsh international bore down on goal.

The Portuguese's remonstrations continued during the half-time interval as he was spotted speaking to referee Darren Bond. His calls for a spot-kick were answered midway through the first-half when Wilson was once again brought down, following an intervention from VAR.

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Initially, the trip on the attacking midfielder was ignored by the official but Paul Tierney instructed that he should check the pitchside monitor. In doing so, he overturned his original decision and Raul Jimenez made no mistake from 12 yards. But minutes later, Liam Delay was caught by Timothy Castagne with Bond showing no hesitation pointing to the spot - with the relegation strugglers retaking the lead from the spot.

The Premier League Match Centre X account, which posts explanations of VAR decisions, explained that Davis avoided dismissal after 27 minutes as it was not deemed to have denied a goal-scoring opportunity. The statement read: "The referee’s call of yellow card for the challenge by Davis on Wilson was checked and confirmed by VAR, who deemed that this was not denial of a goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO)."

In the second-half, they were forced to release two further explanation - firstly for the foul on Wilson. "VAR recommended an on-field review for the challenge by Morsy on Wilson, deeming that contact was sufficient for a penalty and occurred inside the area," it read. "Upon review, the referee overturned his original call of no penalty."

Twenty minutes from time, it was revealed that VAR felt contact was made by the Belgian international and Bond had made the correct decision on field. The Premier League explained: "The referee’s call of penalty for the challenge by Castagne on Delap was checked and confirmed by VAR, who deemed that the contact was sufficient for a penalty."

In the dying embers, Fulham were handed the opportunity the salvage a point after Jimenez was tripped by Davis, after weaving in and out. The Mexican dusted himself down and finished with aplomb, rifling his penalty into the spot-kick to earn a point.

There was enough time for more drama as there was a brief VAR check for a possible handball by Luke Woolfenden, however no infringement was found.