{"id":106045,"date":"2023-10-03T10:12:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/03\/liverpool-ask-pgmol-for-var-audio-from-disallowed-at-tottenham\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T10:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:12:28","slug":"liverpool-ask-pgmol-for-var-audio-from-disallowed-at-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/03\/liverpool-ask-pgmol-for-var-audio-from-disallowed-at-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool ask PGMOL for VAR audio from disallowed at Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liverpool have asked PGMOL for audio of discussions between the match officials in Saturday\u2019s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.<\/p>\n

The video assistant referee (VAR) did not overturn an incorrect decision to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside.<\/p>\n

PGMOL, the governing body for referees, said the decision to rule out the goal was \u201ca significant human error\u201d.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, Liverpool released a statement saying the explanation was \u201cunacceptable\u201d and that\u00a0\u201csporting integrity has been undermined\u201d.<\/p>\n

The club called for a \u201creview with full transparency\u201d and added they will \u201cexplore the range of options available given the clear need for escalation and resolution\u201d.<\/p>\n

Darren England, who was on VAR duty during the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and assistant VAR Dan Cook were stood down from duty for the rest of the weekend because of the error.<\/p>\n

PGMOL recognised the two VAR officials failed to act correctly after Diaz\u2019s 34th-minute strike was wrongly ruled out for offside. The game was at 0-0 at that point, with Liverpool down to 10 men after Curtis Jones had been sent off following England\u2019s intervention.<\/p>\n

In a statement released following the controversial game, PGMOL said the Diaz incident \u201cwas a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is understood referees\u2019 chief Howard Webb has spoken to Liverpool about the incident.<\/p>\n

Last season, Webb appeared on Sky Sports\u2019 Monday Night Football to explain the process of VAR using both correct and incorrect decisions, which allowed fans to hear the match officials\u2019 conversations for the first time in a bid to increase transparency.<\/p>\n

This season, six audio recordings have been released from Premier League games, including Wolves\u2019 penalty appeal after Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana collided with striker Sasa Kalajdzic, and Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk\u2019s red card for a foul on Newcastle forward Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n

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