Technology has increasingly disrupted sport matches with the purpose of arriving at fairer and more objective on-field decisions. The introduction and implementation of video assistant referees (VAR) in football are an excellent example of current technological influences in sport. VAR implementation resolves to, inter alia, aid referee decisions regarding invalid fouls and goals scored and has been a burning point of discussion since its introduction. At the beginning of the 2019 English Premier League (EPL), VAR was implemented, which resulted in several controversial decisions that evoked widespread responses from players, fans, spectators and coaches. This study explored spectators and fans’ perceptions and experience of the influence of VAR on soccer matches. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews with South African soccer fans who watched at least one EPL match per week. Voice recorded data were analysed using inductive coding during the constant comparative method in ATLAS. TITM, a computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software program. Codes were clustered into categories that described the perceptions and experience of EPL fans and spectators of VAR influence on soccer matches. Four categories were concatenated from the codes, which included: perceived benefits, experience, positive vs. negative and future implications. Findings from the study indicate that soccer fans have a fragmented perception and experience of the influence of VAR technology on matches. Implications of continued VAR disruptions to the soccer fan and spectator base could indicate to league administrators that care should be given to enhance the application of the VAR system with changes in rules, referee decision-making, stoppage time and the availably to view and hear VAR comments in the stadium.