Precedent for Spurs-Liverpool? Belgium match to be replayed after VAR error

Screenshot of Anderlecht v Genk

A Belgian Pro League match between Anderlecht and Genk will be replayed in full due to a video assistant referee (VAR) error, after the country’s disciplinary council for professional football ruled in favour of a Genk appeal on the grounds of a misapplication of the laws of the game.

The decision, believed to be the first of its kind in European football, could set a precedent after an initial ruling by the refereeing body that there would be no replay was challenged on appeal by Genk, whose request for another game was upheld by the senior group. In October, the Premier League refused to countenance a replay of Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham despite VAR mistakenly failing to overturn an on-field decision to rule out a Luis Díaz goal for offside.