BREAKING : Listen to the audio recording of the VAR discussion that led to Liverpool’s wrongly disallowed goal in the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on

BREAKING

Luis Diaz’s goal for Liverpool at Tottenham was mistakenly disallowed by the officials; VAR failed to overturn an incorrect offside call after believing the on-field decision had been to award the goal; PGMOL admitted VAR officials Darren England and Dan Cook failed to act

Listen to the audio recording of the VAR discussion that led to Liverpool’s wrongly disallowed goal in the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday.

The VAR audio from Luis Diaz’s wrongly disallowed goal for Liverpool at Tottenham has been released by the PGMOL, revealing the replay operator was the only person to immediately spot the mistake and urge the officials to stop the game.

Diaz was flagged offside after scoring but replays showed he was actually onside.

VAR drew the lines on the incident and VAR said “check complete” thinking the on-field decision was a goal

The VAR drew the lines on the incident and VAR said “check complete” thinking the on-field decision was a goal

The VAR said he could not intervene after the mistake as the game had restarted

The VAR said he could not intervene after the mistake as the game had restarted

Once England and the assistant VAR Dan Cook were alerted to their mistake by the replay operator when the goal wasn’t awarded, they repeatedly said they could not intervene as the game had restarted.

“Can’t do anything,” said England as the replay operator asked for the game to be stopped.

In an increasingly-frantic exchange, the unnamed replay operator says: “Oli’s calling in to say delay the game. The decision is onside”.

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It’s understood that the ‘Oli’ referred to is Oli Kohout, the VAR Hub Operations executive.

As the replay operator continues to try to stop the game, England states “can’t do anything” five more times before Cook agrees by adding: “They’ve restarted”.

No further communication with on-field referee Hooper is included. Sky Sports has reported that Hooper was first informed of the error at half-time.

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In a statement to accompany the release of the audio, the PGMOL have accepted “standards fell short of expectations” and confirmed a “detailed report, including the key learnings and immediate actions taken, has been submitted to the Premier League, who have shared it with Liverpool FC and subsequently all other Premier League clubs.”

According to the PGMOL, those key learnings include:

Guidance to Video Match Officials has always emphasised the need for efficiency, but never at the expense of accuracy. This principle will be clearly reiterated

A new VAR Communication Protocol will be developed to enhance the clarity of communication between the referee and the VAR team in relation to on-field decisions

As an additional step to the process, the VAR will confirm the outcome of the VAR check process with the AVAR before confirming the final decision to the on-field officials

There has been widespread criticism that England and Cook were permitted to officiate in the United Arab Emirates for a match which took place hich took place just 48 hours before the Tottenham vs Liverpool game.

The PGMOL, along with the FA, have pledged to review the policy to allow match officials to officiateBREAKING : Listen to the audio recording of the VAR discussion that led to Liverpool’s wrongly disallowed goal in the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on matches outside of FIFA or UEFA appointments.