There was first-half chaos in the Premier League match between Brentford and Liverpool, with referee John Brooks twice being sent to the pitchside monitor.
After initially pointing to the spot for a foul on Alexis Mac Allister, Brooks overturned a Liverpool penalty and confirmed there was no contact between the Argentine and Dango Outtara.
Red card for Yarmolyuk
Before the first half was over, Brooks was sent back to the monitor to review a headbutt incident between Yehor Yarmolyuk and Jeremy Jacquet. After watching replays of the incident, the Brentford midfielder was shown a straight red card.
In two quickfire statements, the Premier League Match Centre addressed the incidents on social media.
Match Centre statements
On the overturned penalty, they said: "41' VAR OVERTURN. After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of penalty to Liverpool. VAR: 'He plays the ball. Red No.11 clearly wins the ball'. REF: 'After review, the Brentford No.11 plays the ball. The final decision is no penalty.'"
They added on the red card drama: "45+8' VAR OVERTURN. After VAR review, the referee issued a red card to Yarmoliuk for violent conduct. REF: 'After review, the Brentford No.6 commits a headbutting action. The final decision is a red card.'"
The first half lasted beyond the scheduled 45 minutes due to the two lengthy VAR reviews, with the red card leaving Brentford a man down for the remainder of the match.
