Referee and VAR for Brighton vs. Liverpool confirmed after PGMOL update – Liverpool FC

With referees nonetheless very a lot on the forefront of dialog following Saturday’s journey to Tottenham, the officers for the Reds’ subsequent Premier League fixture have been confirmed.

Darren England and Dan Prepare dinner, the VAR officers liable for the failure to award Luis Diaz a objective on the weekend, have been dropped for the upcoming spherical of Premier League matches.

Simon Hooper, who refereed the conflict, has been retained and can act as VAR for Everton‘s assembly with Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

Liverpool journey to Brighton on Sunday at 2pm and that recreation might be refereed by Anthony Taylor, who himself has had run-ins with Jurgen Klopp prior to now.

Taylor despatched off the Reds’ boss in the direction of the top of a 1-0 win over Man Metropolis again in October 2022 for yelling within the face of linesman Gary Beswick, who’s by the way additionally concerned on the Amex on Sunday.

Adam Nunn is the opposite assistant referee who will function on the opposite touchline throughout from Beswick.

The complete checklist of officers for the weekend’s fixture gained’t make for good studying so far as Klopp is worried with Craig Pawson tasked with fourth official duties.

The supervisor berated Pawson for 2 choices that price his facet the prospect to surpass the membership’s all-time unbeaten document following the 3-2 defeat to West Ham on the London Stadium again in November 2021.

All eyes might be on the VAR room, the place Chris Kavanagh might be assisted by Matthew Wilkes at Stockley Park.

Kavanagh’s choice to miss a transparent handball in Man Metropolis‘s win over Everton in March 2022 finally noticed the Reds lose out on the Premier League title by a degree throughout an unprecedented quadruple chase.