Three VAR changes that will affect Aston Villa and Wolves confirmed amid Liverpool controversy
The Premier League has laid out three changes to VAR that will affect Aston Villa and Wolves following the controversy in Liverpool’s defeat to Tottenham
The Premier League have confirmed three drastic changes are set to be made to the VAR process after the PGMOL released the extraordinary audio that led to Liverpool having a goal disallowed at Tottenham.
During the bizarre exchange, referee Darren England and assistant Darren Cook confirmed Simon Hooper should uphold the on-field decision after Luis Diaz had seemingly given Jurgen Klopp’s side the lead.
However, the pair hadn’t realised the offside flag had gone up, and play had restarted by the time they discovered their huge error.
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The explosive fallout at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has prompted the Premier League to promise changes as to how the technology is used in the future.
Both Aston Villa and Wolves have felt aggrieved by decisions gone against them following the intervention of VAR.
Douglas Luiz saw red for starting a spat against Fulham instead of the opposition’s Aleksandar Mitrovic, while this season, Gary O’Neil’s side were issued an apology after their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United as referee Jonathan Moss failed to spot Andre Onana’s foul on Sasa Kalajdzic seven minutes into added time.
A Premier League spokesperson said: “Having reviewed all relevant footage of the disallowed Luis Diaz goal during the Tottenham Hotspur FC versus Liverpool FC match on Saturday, and PGMOL’s report into the incident, it is clear that there were not only human errors but systemic weaknesses in the VAR process. We accept PGMOL’s immediate recommendations to ensure that such failures are not repeated in the future.
“However, a wider review to seek consistently higher standards of VAR performance will be conducted by the Premier League and PGMOL, supported by other stakeholders, and where necessary further recommended actions will be brought forward and implemented.”
