The Professional Game Match Officials Limited has removed Michael Salisbury from VAR duties for Liverpool\u2019s Premier League meeting with Arsenal on Sunday after admitting an error in Chelsea\u2019s win over Fulham.<\/p>\n
PGMOL accepted that Salisbury was involved in an incorrect intervention when Fulham had a goal disallowed. After several slow-motion replays, Jones announced to the crowd that the goal had been ruled out due to \u201ca careless challenge\u201d from the Fulham No. 9. The decision was judged by PGMOL to be incorrect, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n
The Chelsea victory was already contentious. The Blues scored their opener in the ninth of eight added minutes and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez converted a dubious penalty. PGMOL concluded that Salisbury\u2019s advice to overrule the goal did not meet the high threshold that the Premier League\u2019s referees are trying to implement regarding VAR interventions this season. PGMOL chief Howard Webb is thought to have already contacted Fulham regarding the matter which so enraged manager Marco Silva.<\/p>\n
In response to the admission, John Brooks has been appointed to cover VAR for the weekend\u2019s marquee fixture. Salisbury had been due to perform VAR duties for the Liverpool\u2013Arsenal game but has been taken off that role following the review.<\/p>\n
Salisbury was the VAR for Liverpool\u2019s 3\u20132 victory over Newcastle United on Monday evening. On that occasion he advised Simon Hooper to upgrade Anthony Gordon\u2019s yellow card to a straight red following his wild lunge on Virgil van Dijk.<\/p>\n
The move to reassign Salisbury underlines PGMOL\u2019s intention to enforce clearer intervention standards for VAR this season. The change comes amid close scrutiny of match officials and the application of video review in crucial Premier League matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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