EPL Drops Referees Who Officiated Man United vs Wolves After Andre Onana Controversy
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The English Premier Leaguehas dropped the referees who were in charge of the Manchester United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers game on August 14.
Manchester Unitedground a slender 1-0 win over the visitors in the opening game of the 2023/2024 campaign. Wolves were forced to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal.
There was, however, a controversial moment after Andre Onana cluttered into Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic in the dying moments of the game. Centre referee Simon Hooper waved play on and his decision was backed by the Video Assistant Referee.
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FootballHooper has now been dropped from selection for the upcoming weekend matches alongside VAR officials Michael Salisbury and Richard West, according to Sky Sports.
They will now sit out of game week two that will have a couple of big matches, including Manchester United's visit to Tottenham, West Ham hosting Chelsea in a London derby and defending champions Manchester Cityplaying Newcastle United, among others.
PGMOL apologisesThis comes at a time when the President of the referee's body, Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), Howard Webb, apologised to Wolves for the error, as reported by the Guardian.
Sports Briefhad earlier reported that Wolves manager Gary O'Neill disclosed that he received an apologyfrom the referee's
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