Liverpool referee for Nottingham Forest game revealed as Darren England decision made
The Video Assistant Referee at the heart of Liverpool's controversial defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last month will return to refereeing this weekend.
Darren England was in charge of the VAR at Stockley Park on September 30 and wrongly ruled out Luis Diaz's goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for offside. Tottenham would eventually win the game 2-1, with the Reds suffering their first defeat of the season.
In the aftermath of such unprecedented events, PGMOL chief Howard Webb released the audio conversations between England, his assistant Dan Cook and the on-field referee Simon Hooper.
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Both VAR officials England and Cook were not assigned refereeing duties for the Premier League's following game week, with the duo only making their return to action last weekend as they were assigned the roles of fourth officials and linesman respectively.
However, neither official has been appointed to a Premier League fixture this weekend, with the Daily Mail reporting that England will instead the Championship fixture between Cardiff City and Bristol City. Cook, meanwhile, is yet to be assigned duties for the weekend.
Liverpool's game against Nottingham Forest this weekend will refereed by Chris Kavanagh, while Andy Madley and Harry Lennard will be on VAR duty at Stockley Park.
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