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In the SPFL Premiership, there has been only 1 notable instance where a referee was called to the pitchside monitor and stubbornly stuck with their original on-field decision.

This extremely rare occurrence happened just recently in May 2026:

The Incident: During a match involving Heart of Midlothian, referee Steven McLean was sent to the screen by the VAR room to review a trip on Hearts player Alexandros Kyziridis inside the box.
The Outcome: Despite the VAR recommending a penalty review, McLean looked at the footage and stuck with his original on-field call of no penalty, sparking widespread surprise and debate across Scottish football pundits