VAR villain Darren England and assistant Dan Cook have been axed from the weekend fixtures.
The pair were responsible for the VAR fiasco during Tottenham’s win over Liverpool after failing to tell referee Simon Hooper to overturn the decision to rule out Luis Diaz’s goal for offside.
Simon Hooper will be the VAR for Everton vs BournemouthReuters
Spurs quickly restarted the match, with VAR protocols preventing the error from being corrected.
The PGMOL admitted the blunder and issued a statement claiming a “significant human error” had resulted in the blunder.
They also took swift action by removing England from VAR duty for Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw with Brentford.
The referee, who officiated a match in U.A.E last Thursday, will now sit out of the weekend’s fixtures along with Cook, who was his VAR during the Spurs vs Liverpool disaster.
England was supposed to referee a Championship clash between Leicester and Preston.
While Simon Hooper, who was the fourth official for Fulham’s defeat to Chelsea on Monday, has avoided punishment and will be VAR for Everton vs Bournemouth on Saturday.
However Hooper did not escape criticism at the weekend after sending off Liverpool duo Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota.
Jurgen Klopp claimed neither player deserved to be sent off and the Reds have appealed Jones’ straight red card – with Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp describing his dismissal as “harsh”.
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Klopp also described match as one of the most “unfair” he has ever been a part of, with fans calling for the clash to be replayed.
The PGMOL also intend to release the VAR audio of the failure to award Diaz’s goal once a review into the incident is complete.
The decision comes after Liverpool formally requested to be given the audio from the VAR room at Stockley Park.
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