Jurgen Klopp is demanding the game take place again but the only provision for replays according to Premier League handbook is when rules are breached by clubs rather than match officials
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Premier League rule could see Tottenham vs Liverpool replayed after VAR blunder
The furious Reds have not demanded the game take place again after officials' howler saw Luis Diaz's goal ruled out, but the Premier League's own rules state such a decision is possible
VAR brought under question after Luis Diaz decision | Football Digest
By
Alan SmithFootball News Reporter
The Premier League could decide to replay Tottenham Hotspur’s game with
Liverpool - if an appointed commission rules that the match officials breached the Laws of the game when it came to ruling out Luis Diaz’s goal.
Audio of the incident
will be released soon by referees’ body PGMOL, who are striving to be as transparent as possible following Saturday evening's embarrassing howler, but only after Liverpool have been allowed to assess what communication took place between the ref Simon Hooper, the VAR Darren England and his assistant Dan Cook.
Both England and Cook have been sidelined by PGMOL but Hooper acted as fourth official in Monday night’s game between
Fulham and
Chelsea, indicating that he has been exonerated from blame.
The Reds
have not called for the game to be replayed but a carefully-worded statement said they would “explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.”
That, according to experts, suggests they have already sought legal advice and should they end up lobbying for the match to be replayed after digesting the audio, there is a pathway for that to happen.
Stephen Taylor Heath, co-head of Sports Law at JMW Solicitors, told
Mirror Football: “Rule L18 outlines that the
Premier League board has the power to order a league match to be replayed provided that recommendation to that effect has been made by a commission under rule W51.
“In addition to this, under rule W1, the Premier League’s board has the power to inquire about any suspected breach of rules, including those made by a match official, while rule N4 ensures that each match official agrees to be bound by the laws of the game as well as any protocols and FA rules.