If an appointed commission rules that match officials in the Liverpool vs Tottenham English Premier League match breached the laws of the game, by disallowing Luiz Diaz’s goal. In that case, the Premier League would have to replay the match.
Liverpool lost 2-1 to Tottenham in a VAR-filled controversial match the other weekend.
The Reds put out a statement afterwards indicating their displeasure with the proceedings of the match.
Jurgen Klopp’s side found themselves down to nine players when Curtis Jones received a red card after a controversial VAR examination.
Shortly after entering the game in the second half, Diogo Jota had no option but to leave the field after accumulating two yellow cards.
However, the referee’s body PGMOL responded to the incident, acknowledging a significant human error occurred.
Tottenham Hotspur managed to secure a dramatic victory deep into stoppage time, with Joel Matip inadvertently scoring an own goal that turned out to be the winning goal.
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The PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) has now released the full audio from the VAR hub regarding the incorrectly disallowed goal by Luis Diaz.
“The image created showed that Luis Diaz was clearly onside, without the need for the insertion of a second line.
“In a lapse of concentration and loss of focus in that moment, the VAR lost sight of the on-field decision and he wrongly communicated “check complete”,
“Therefore inadvertently confirming the on-field decision. He did this without any dialogue with the AVAR [Assistant VAR].”
After going through the Audio, a leading sports Attorney has hinted that Liverpool has the grounds to order a rematch against the Spurs if they wish to do so.
“To mount a general legal case outside of the Premier League regulations, a starting point would normally have to be to establish a contractual nexus between the club and the officials that has been breached or a duty of care and negligence causing loss.”
