I watched it on replay. The ball is headed by a Liverpool player inside the penalty area but Forest had gained control outside the area when play was stopped.
I don't really see a reason why it shouldn't have been dropped to Forest on the left wing.
The most assigned refs in the other top leagues get 19 to 23 top flight centers a season. Three in the PL hit 30 last season. There's plenty of room to add new blood without the need for refs to step down.
You also have the fact that the Championship is the only major 2nd tier without var. If...
It's not a clear red card and it wouldn't take more than one or two quick looks from the VAR.
I agree that it's a borderline red card and I think a red from Kav would have been supported. But enough about VAR. How did the ref, 4th, and even AR1 not even give a foul here!?!?!?!?!
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39544837/mls-set-begin-stand-refs-cba-dispute-goes-on
Looks like replacement refs will be used when the season starts in four days.
Although is that because of a change in standards or the fact that refs haven't really had many howlers recently? The two handballs sent down in Luton/Sheffield don't scream of a change in expectations. It was just a 3pm game in February between bottom 5 sides and not that many people watched.
I can't figure out how this isn't a PK on Dubrovka. He's missed the ball and then raised his arm up and tripped the attacker who could still score on an empty goal.
It seems like everyone on here so far thinks a yellow card is the best decision. If 10 out of 10 refs think it's a yellow then maybe it's clear and obvious.
I'm playing devils advocate a but because we know we've moved beyond the whole idea of VAR only being there for absolute howlers.
That one is at least borderline. The next almost goal that was saved off the line was more blantant. Harrison is putting his arms out and moving to stop the keeper from getting around him.
It's always used for gk encroachment (with the law 14 exception of the shot missing the goal). It's only used for the other players when that player then impacts play.
So it creates a weird situation where the attacker encroached and can only be punished via VAR since he got to the ball and...
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