With Liverpool reduced to 10 men and the score at 0-0 in the first half of the English Premier League match against Tottenham, forward Luis Díaz converted a Mohamed Salah through ball to give his team an unlikely lead. Or so Liverpool and everyone watching thought.
The goal was quickly ruled out for offside, controversially so, and after Saturday’s match English soccer’s refereeing body, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited , admitted that a “significant human error” by the Video Assistant Referee had led to the goal not being allowed. It proved to be a costly mistake for a Liverpool team which ended the match with just nine men on the pitch and lost 2-1 thanks to a Joel Matip own goal with seconds to play.
According to Reuters, PGMOL said on Sunday that England and his assistant, Dan Cook, had been replaced for two Premier League games – Nottingham Forest vs. Brentford on Sunday and Fulham vs. Chelsea on Monday. With Manchester City losing earlier in the day, victory for Liverpool would have moved the Reds to the top of the table.
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