Overview

• John Brooks was appointed as lead VAR for Liverpool vs Arsenal hours before kickoff after Michael Salisbury was stood down.
• Chris Kavanagh will referee at Anfield, with Sian Massey-Ellis retained as assistant VAR supporting Brooks.
• PGMOL acknowledged the decision to disallow Josh King’s strike at Stamford Bridge was an incorrect VAR intervention.
• Salisbury advised on-field referee Robert Jones to a pitchside review for a foul by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah before the goal was ruled out.
• Referees’ chief Howard Webb contacted Fulham following the error, as criticism from Marco Silva and pundits intensified.