{"id":294829,"date":"2023-10-24T10:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=294829"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:24:23","slug":"darren-england-to-referee-first-game-since-disastrous-var-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/darren-england-to-referee-first-game-since-disastrous-var-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren England to referee first game since disastrous VAR error"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Darren England will referee his first game since his disastrous VAR error that infuriated Liverpool when he takes charge of Saturday&#8217;s Severnside derby between Cardiff and Bristol City<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>England was responsible for the mix-up that saw Luis Diaz goal disallowed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Along with VAR assistant Dan Cook, he was dropped from the refereeing rota<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Both are being eased back in, with England set to take charge of derby game\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Darren England will take charge of his first match since the Liverpool VAR mix-up this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands England will referee the Championship fixture between Cardiff City and Bristol City in the Welsh capital.<\/p>\n<p>The clash known as the Severnside derby is often a feisty affair and was always going to be refereed by someone in the Select Group of officials.<\/p>\n<p>England is being eased back into duties after he was at fault for wrongly disallowing Luis Diaz&#8217;s goal for offside when working as Video Assistant Referee (VAR) during Liverpool&#8217;s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on September 30.<\/p>\n<p>He was fourth official for the Premier League game between Brentford and Burnley last Saturday but will now be the man in the middle again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76158805-12665519-Vincent_Kompany_has_no_problem_with_Darren_England_return_in_Bur-a-20_1698140152460.jpg\" height=\"536\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Darren England will referee his first game since his VAR mix-up cost Liverpool last month when he takes charge of Cardiff City vs Bristol City in the Championship this Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76159479-12665519-England_was_in_charge_of_VAR_for_Tottenham_vs_Liverpool_last_mon-a-30_1698140228209.jpg\" height=\"350\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England was in charge of VAR for Tottenham vs Liverpool last month and wrongly ruled out Luis Diaz&#8217;s goal for offside. He was subsequently stood down from officiating<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76929161-12665519-image-a-31_1698140267177.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England will be in charge of the Severnside derby to be played at the Cardiff City Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s assistant for the Spurs vs Liverpool game, Dan Cook, ran the line at Saturday night&#8217;s Sheffield United vs Manchester United fixture.<\/p>\n<p>PGMOL dropped the duo from the refereeing roster after they failed to let Diaz&#8217;s goal stand.<\/p>\n<p>The extraordinary fall-out from their mistake led to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp calling for the match to be replayed.<\/p>\n<p>Refereeing chief Howard Webb then released audio of the conversations between on-field referee Simon Hooper, England, Cook and other VAR operatives at Stockley Park in west London.<\/p>\n<p>The audio revealed how England mistakenly thought the on-field decision was that Diaz was onside rather than offside, so when he said &#8216;check complete&#8217;, he&#8217;d upheld the wrong call.<\/p>\n<p>Hooper didn&#8217;t know a mistake had been made until the end of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Webb, who released the audio to shut down talk of a &#8216;conspiracy&#8217;, ensured all officials received additional training, feeling it was a major breakdown in communication which resulted in the error.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76391719-12665519-Replays_showed_Luis_Diaz_s_goal_should_have_stood_but_the_VAR_of-m-33_1698140370570.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Replays showed Luis Diaz&#8217;s goal should have stood, but the VAR official misunderstood the original decision and called &#8216;check complete&#8217;, meaning the goal was wrongly ruled out<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/10\/76392825-12665519-PGMOL_chief_Howard_Webb_has_ensured_all_officials_received_addit-m-35_1698140403931.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>PGMOL chief Howard Webb has ensured all officials received additional VAR training\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12665519\/Darren-England-referee-game-disastrous-VAR-error-infuriated-Liverpool-takes-charge-Saturdays-Severnside-derby-Cardiff-Bristol-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darren England will referee his first game since his disastrous VAR error that infuriated Liverpool when he takes charge of Saturday&#8217;s Severnside derby between Cardiff and Bristol City England was responsible for the mix-up that saw Luis Diaz goal disallowed Along with VAR assistant Dan Cook, he was dropped from the refereeing rota Both are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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