Sky Sports presenter and former referee Dermot Gallagher has blamed "human error" for the incorrect VAR ruling in the most recent Crystal Palace game.

What happened with the VAR call at Crystal Palace?

Over the weekend, the Eagles picked up a point at home in a 1-1 Premier League draw against rivals Brighton and Hove Albion at Selhurst Park.

Goals from Solly March and James Tomkins were enough to define the game but things could have turned out differently had the officials been at their best on the day.

Indeed, Pervis Estupinan looked to have given the Seagulls a first-half but VAR official John Brooks ruled the goal out for offside. However, it has since become clear that the offside line was wrongly drawn from Tomkins' body when fellow defender Marc Guehi was actually the deepest man and playing Estupinan on.

While speaking about the incident on Ref Watch, said Gallagher: "This is just a human error, isn't it? They put the lines across, go through Tomkins' body. If you look across, Marc Guehi is further behind, there's no doubt about that.

"If they had drawn the line through his body, he would've been onside and the goal is given. It's one you have to say sorry for. But it's human error made by VAR."

What does the VAR decision mean for Crystal Palace?

There's certainly no denying that this was a mistake by VAR and Gallagher's comments serve as a reminder that even though we now have the technology to help, it's still up to the officials to be able to implement it correctly to come to the right decisions during games. And so that leaves space for the kind of human error on display at Selhurst Park over the weekend. However, Palace fans will no doubt be delighted this call went their way. After all, the club haven't been in the best form of late - having gone winless in their last seven games across all competitions - and so a loss to their bitter rivals Brighton would have been a hard pill to swallow. As a result, the draw leaves them 12th in the league on 25 points after 22 games, seemingly on course for a mid-table finish.