Referee at centre of Nottingham Forest storm selected for Liverpool clash with West Ham
Anthony Taylor will referee Liverpool's Premier League visit to West Ham United on Saturday.
Taylor was at the centre of controversy last weekend as he oversaw Everton's 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, with the Midlanders aggrieved at being denied three penalties during a high-staked affair at Goodison Park.
After the match, Forest labelled the decision not to penalise any of the three incidents involving Blues defender Ashley Young as "poor" and requested that audio from the officials be made available to the public.
Liverpool have won just one of the five Premier League games Taylor has umpired this season, with the most recent outing coming at Old Trafford earlier this month as the Reds drew 2-2.
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Prior to that, Taylor drew criticism from Jurgen Klopp for his officiating of the top-of-the-table clash between Liverpool and Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in February. The German had questioned Taylor's decision to show Ibrahima Konate a second yellow card late in the second half as the Reds fell to a 3-1 loss in North London.
Taylor will be joined by assistant referees Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn, while Josh Smith will be the fourth official at the London Stadium. Tim Robinson and Wade Smith will be the VAR officials.
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