Referee John Brooks has been replaced as VAR for both Liverpool vs Everton live on Monday night footballand Arsenal against Manchester City on Wednesday after Brighton wrongly disallowed a goal against Crystal Palace.
Andre Marriner and David Coote will take over VAR duties in his place on Monday and for the top of the table respectively.
PGMOL, which is responsible for refereeing in the Premier League, apologized to Brighton after admitting VAR Brooks was wrong to disallow Pervis Estupinan’s goal against Palace when the lines were not drawn correctly and the goal should have stood ..
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Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher takes a closer look at Brighton’s disallowed offside goal against Crystal Palace and chalks up the mistake to human error.
A Brighton club spokesman said: “As confirmed to the club by PGMOL, a serious error was made in disallowing Pervis Estupinian’s goal at Crystal Palace yesterday afternoon.
“The lines drawn in the VAR room to determine whether Pervis was in an offside position were not drawn correctly and the goal should have stood. While very disappointed by the error, the club accepted PGMOL’s apology and will not no further comment.”
Lee Mason, the VAR for the Arsenal v Bradford clash, is also in the spotlight after failing to apply the lines that would have shown Christian Norgaard offside before assisting Ivan Toney’s equaliser.
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Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher breaks down how VAR Lee Mason missed Christian Norgaard offside in the build-up to Brentford’s goal against Arsenal.
Referees chief Howard Webb has called a meeting of Premier League officials for Tuesday following two high-profile offside errors at the weekend.
Fixtures for the next round of Premier League fixtures are set to be confirmed at midday on Tuesday.
PGMOL has not commented on whether Mason will be involved. He was not selected earlier this season in the round after another big mistake when he disallowed a goal for Newcastle in their home game against Crystal Palace on 3 September.
“Webb acted quickly and positively”
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch:
“That’s obviously something they’ve discussed on Sunday [to replace Brooks]. I imagine Howard [Webb] on Saturday night he would have spoken to all the officials. Would he have spoken to John Moss and Martin Atkinson, his assistants, and asked what is the best thing to do?
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“They might just have talked to John [Brooks] and he feels upset. I haven’t spoken to any of the four, but he may well not be in the right frame of mind. They may want to give him time to get it out of his system.
“What I would say is that it’s wonderful that they acted quickly and called a meeting [on Tuesday]. They acted positively and in time for the next set of games, it can be explained to the media and the clubs that this is happening, how we will deal with it and make sure we are in the same position. Wednesday night or Saturday afternoon.”
How do referees overcome mistakes?
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch:
“I’ve had nights where I’ve gone back and it’s been excruciating. It’s the worst trip of your life because you think “it didn’t go well”.
“You either need one of your friends to call you and say ‘don’t worry about it, think about all the good things you’ve done’ and it lifts you up.
Or you need a game to jump right back into it. That’s how I was. Not everyone is the same and some people want to take their time.
“Maybe John Brooks needs this time.”