- Michael Salisbury as been removed as the VAR official for the Liverpool vs Arsenal fixture by PGMOL.
- The move comes after Salisbury made a controversial VAR call in yesterday’s Chelsea vs Fulham Premier League match.
- The fixture between Liverpool and Arsenal will be played from 6:30 PM Kenyan time today at the Anfield Stadium.
In a last-minute development, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) official Michael Salisbury has been dropped from his duties for the crunch Liverpool vs Arsenal match. The decision was made by the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) just hours before the start of the match that is planned to kick-off from 6:30 PM Kenyan time today. It comes after Salisbury made a controversial VAR call in Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Fulham on Saturday that made the referee to disallow Josh King’s opening goal of the match.
Salisbury sent the referee to the monitor after King had put Fulham 1-0 ahead in the thrilling encounter that was played at the Stanford Bridge.
He deemed that Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz had committed a foul on Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up to the goal.
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PGMOL appears to have admitted that Salisbury made a blunder based on the move to remove him from the list of officials who will officiate the Liverpool vs Arsenal game.
The body, which is headed by Howard Webb, has gone ahead to replace Salisbury with John Brooks.
Match officials for the Liverpool vs Arsenal match today
Chris Kavanagh will be be the centre referee in the blockbuster clash pitting Liverpool against Arsenal.
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Most of Arsenal’s supporters will be happy with Kavanagh’s appointment since they have not lost their latest 11 matches that the official form Manchester has officiated.
Below is a list of match officials for the game that will be played at the Anfield Stadium.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistant referees: Wade Smith and Dan Cook
Fourth official: Sam Barrott
VAR: John Brooks
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis
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