Arsenal vs Manchester City takes place on Wednesday night, and the VAR for the game has already been replaced.
There was drama at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with the Gunners losing two points after a poor offside play. Ivan Toney’s equalizing goal for Brentford was scored despite a clear offside on the play that was missed.
That was also one of the many strange decisions of the weekend. Brighton & Hove Albion had a perfectly good goal disallowed against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea were aggrieved at missing out on a penalty against West Ham United.
However, as a result of the error at Selhurst Park, video assistant referee John Brooks will not be VAR for Arsenal’s clash against Manchester City this week.
John Brooks was unable to draw the correct defender’s offside lines at the weekend, meaning Brighton also dropped two points. His mistake has resulted in him being replaced by David Coote.
“PGMOL can confirm that its director of refereeing, Howard Webb, has contacted Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR process in their respective Premier League matches on Saturday,” the official revealed. arbitration body PGMOL after the weekend.
“Both incidents, which were due to human error and related to the analysis of offside situations, are being thoroughly reviewed by PGMOL.”
Anthony Taylor will referee the clash. Taylor officiated at Arsenal’s clashes with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur this season.
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