VAR officials Darren England and Daniel Cook to return to Premier League action this weekend after Liverpool offside error
Darren England was the VAR official when a Luis Diaz goal was incorrectly disallowed for offside; A communication error meant VAR thought the goal was given, before realising it had been ruled out by the on-field referee Simon Hooper
Tuesday 17 October 2023 11:42, UK
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VAR officials Darren England and Daniel Cook will return to Premier League duty this weekend following their error in last month's fixture between Tottenham and Liverpool.
England and Cook were the VAR and VAR assistant respectively when Liverpool forward Luis Diaz's goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside against Tottenham.
Both officials were stood down the following week, but England will be back as the fourth official for Brentford's home game against Burnley on Saturday and Cook will return as assistant referee for Sheffield United's match against Manchester United, live on Sky Sports.
Miscommunication between VAR England and referee Simon Hooper led to Diaz's goal being wrongly ruled out on September 30.
England mistakenly believed the on-field decision had been to award the goal, leading him to tell Hooper that the check was complete.
After England and 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.
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Hooper is the designated VAR for Newcastle's home game against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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