Liverpool’s Disallowed Goal vs. Tottenham Was ‘Significant Human Error,’ PGMOL Says

Professional Game Match Officials Limited, which is the body that officiates major English soccer matches, admitted that officials erred in disallowing a Liverpool goal during their 2-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Per BBC Sport’s Simon Stone, PGMOL released the following statement regarding the mistake:

“PGMOL acknowledge significant human error during Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool. The goal by Luis Díaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials. This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, the VAR failed to intervene. PGMOL will conduct a full review into the circumstances which led to the error.”

In the 34th minute of the match, Luis Díaz took a pass from Mohamed Salah and scored, but it was immediately negated by an offside call:

Per ESPN’s Dale Johnson, VAR official Darren England subsequently checked on the decision, but it was a quick review during which no offside lines were shown on the screen.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.