Michael Salisbury has been removed from his role as video assistant referee for Liverpool's Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday, after the PGMOL admitted a mistake in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.
Salisbury was the VAR at Stamford Bridge when Josh King's goal for Fulham was disallowed for a foul by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah. The PGMOL later conceded the intervention was an error, as the challenge did not meet the high bar for VAR involvement.
John Brooks will replace Salisbury on VAR duties at Anfield. Fulham manager Marco Silva criticised the decision, saying: 'How you disallow a goal like that is unbelievable. VAR is not here to re-referee the game.'
The PGMOL's Howard Webb is understood to have contacted Fulham directly to apologise. Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy called it one of the worst VAR mistakes of all time, while Jamie Carragher said VAR has had a 'shocking start to the season'.
