Luis Diaz goal for Liverpool at Tottenham incorrectly disallowed due to 'significant human error', admit PGMOL
Luis Diaz thought he had put Liverpool ahead at Spurs, only for the assistant to rule him offside; game resumed after a brief VAR check but no lines were drawn on the pitch in replays; PGMOL said after Spurs' win that a 'significant human error' meant the goal was incorrectly disallowed
Saturday 30 September 2023 21:31, UK
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Luis Diaz's goal for Liverpool at Tottenham was incorrectly disallowed due to «significant human error», PGMOL has admitted.
Diaz's first-half strike was flagged offside by the on-pitch officials — with Liverpool a man down and the score 0-0 — and VAR did not overrule the decision after a very quick review, with no lines shown on the replays.
But following the end of the game, which Tottenham won 2-1, refereeing body PGMOL admitted the decision was a «clear and obvious factual error» and that a full review will be conducted.
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PGMOL's statement, released shortly after full-time, read: «PGMOL acknowledges a significant human error occured during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool.
»The goal by Luis Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials. This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention. However, the VAR failed to intervene.
«PGMOL will immediately be contacting Liverpool at the conclusion of the fixture to acknowledge the error.»
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, whose side finished the game with nine players after Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off, criticised the «unfair» and «crazy» decisions made by
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