Liverpool have suffered the most VAR errors in the Premier League this season, with one in five errors in the division having a negative impact on the Reds. Jurgen Klopp’s side were on the brink of the most famous VAR error in English football history when Luis Diaz’s legitimate goal against Tottenham was disallowed for offside in September.
Referee Simon Hooper disallowed the goal after his assistant pointed it out, and VARs Darren England and Dan Cook failed to convey that the decision should have been overturned. Liverpool lost 2-1 with Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota also sent off in controversial circumstances. The club then released a statement promising to “explore available options given the clear need for consolidation and solutions”.
The failure led to an apology from PGMOL and eventually the release of audio between the officials showing how the error occurred from the VAR room. League leader with VAR errorAccording to ESPN, the now infamous decision is one of four VAR errors United have made this season.
Liverpool finished ahead of Brighton and Wolves, who made three VAR errors in 2023/24. ESPN revealed that there have been a total of 20 VAR errors in the Premier League so far this season. That accounts for a fifth of all errors involving Klopp’s league leaders.But despite the unfairness of the Reds’ incident, the report claims that “the accuracy of key match decisions has increased from 82% before VAR to 96% this season”, Tony Scholes, the Premier League’s chief football officer, backing the accuracy the key match. decisions have increased from 82% before VAR to 96% this season. “At least it’s better [or] better than before.
“Scholes continued: “Obviously not everything is perfect in the VAR world. “We know about it and we know we have work to do. We do too many tests and it takes too long. Given the level of control these people have, this is somewhat understandable.”But reviews take too long and impact gameplay. We know this and need to improve speed while maintaining accuracy.
“Meanwhile, in quotes from the Daily Mail, Scholes also indirectly criticized Liverpool for making their displeasure public after Spurs’ failure in September. He said: “It doesn’t help if he has to say something while we’re talking all the time. “We already have discussions with the managers, we have meetings and we visit the team twice a year.”
