VAR in the spotlight as West Brom knock Liverpool out of FA Cup

Liverpool were dumped out of the FA Cup by West Brom in a match littered with Video Assistant Referee referrals which caused confusion on the pitch and in the stands.

VAR in the spotlight as West Brom knock Liverpool out of FA Cup

Liverpool were dumped out of the FA Cup by West Brom in a match littered with Video Assistant Referee referrals which caused confusion on the pitch and in the stands.

Three major incidents in the first half of the Reds’ 3-2 defeat required the intervention of technology - including the first time a match referee has used a pitchside television replay.

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