Liverpool’s goal against Tottenham was incorrectly disallowed for offside on Saturday.
Although the PGMOL referee group is divided over whether or not to provide the recordings to the Anfield club, the Premier League is expected to fall in to pressure from Liverpool and release the audio of the VAR judgment that cost the Reds a goal over the weekend. Liverpool lost their encounter against Tottenham 2-1 after having a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside.
Luis Diaz ran onto a through pass from Mohamed Salah and fired the ball past Guglielmo Vicario to give Jurgen Klopp’s team the illusion that they were ahead of Spurs. Notwithstanding the fact that Cristian Romero was obviously playing Diaz onside during the build-up, the assistant referee called offside.
Interestingly, VAR officials Dan Cook and Darren England mistook the goal for one that had been allowed by referee Simon Hooper when the goal was checked. And instead of ordering Hooper to give the goal, the pair gave the order to “check complete.” When the referees realized what they had done, the game had already restarted and there was little time to correct it.
The error infuriated Liverpool, who claimed in a statement that it “undermined sporting integrity.” The Anfield giants then requested audio files so they could independently hear the exact words that the officials at the time had stated.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was angry after his side had a goal wrongly ruled out against Tottenham (Image: GETTY)
The Daily Mail claims that while some senior officials disagree, referee chief Howard Webb wants to take responsibility for the incident. The organization is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to deliberate when to make the audio public while an ongoing investigation into the incident is being conducted. In the end, Liverpool will receive the papers they desire from the PGMOL.
At the time of Diaz’s goal, the match in north London was goalless, and the Reds were down to 10 men after Curtis Jones was sent off. Son Heung-min then gave Spurs the lead, and Cody Gakpo gave the visitors a first-half stoppage-time equalizer.
Liverpool star Against Tottenham, Luis Diaz’s goal was mistakenly disallowed for offside (Image: GETTY).
With Diogo Jota sent off halfway through the second half, Liverpool was down to nine men and attempted to hang on for a draw. However, Joel Matip’s last-second goal of the ball into his own net gave the hosts all three points.
The Reds released a statement on Sunday that said, “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night.”
“Sporting integrity was compromised as a result of the obvious improper application of the laws of the game.””We will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution,” the Anfield club continued.