Blunder VAR referees AXED from weekend fixtures after Tottenham vs Liverpool chaos but ref Simon Hooper gets new role
VAR villain Darren England and assistant Dan Cook have been axed from the Premier League’s weekend fixtures.
The pair were responsible for the VAR fiasco during Tottenham’s win over Liverpool after failing to tell referee Simon Hooper to overturn the decision to rule out Luis Diaz’s goal for offside.
Simon Hooper will be the VAR for Everton vs BournemouthReuters
The PGMOL admitted the blunder and issued a statement claiming a “significant human error” had resulted in the error.
They also took swift action by removing England from VAR duty for Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 draw with Brentford.
The referee, who officiated a match in U.A.E last Thursday, will now sit out of the weekend’s fixtures along with Cook, who was his VAR during the Spurs vs Liverpool disaster.
England was supposed to referee a Championship clash between Leicester and Preston.
While Simon Hooper, who was the fourth official for Fulham’s defeat to Chelsea on Monday, will be VAR for Everton vs Bournemouth on Saturday.
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