The refereeing body in the Premier League has suspended two of the VAR officials who were in charge of the game between Tottenham and Liverpool.

The match was played at White Hart Lane on Saturday, September 30, 2023, which Spurs won 2-1 to maintain their unbeaten run in the Premier League. There were a lot of controversial moments in the game, the first occurred when Curtis Joneswas shown a straight red card for a tackle on Yves Bissouma following a VAR review.

The second incident happened when Liverpool thought they had taken the lead through Luis Diaz,but it was ruled out as an offside by the on-field assistant referee. VAR did not overrule the decision, despite replays showing the Colombian looked to be in an onside position when Mohamed Salah played the ball through.

PGMOL admitted the decision was a “clear and obvious factual error” and that a full review would be conducted. In the meantime, PGMOL has decided to take England off fourth official duty for Forest’s home game against Brentford, while assistant VAR official Dan Cook will not be involved as an assistant referee in Chelsea’s game against Fulham on Monday, October 2, 2023.

A statement was released by PGMOL after Liverpool’s defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and apologised to Jurgen Klopp’s side for the mistake.