Premier League release VAR statement after Everton’s dramatic equaliser but key omission will anger Liverpool fans

LIVERPOOL fans person been near fuming with the Premier League’s VAR connection for Everton’s precocious equaliser successful the Merseyside derby connected Wednesday night.

James Tarkowski thundered location a arguable equaliser successful the 98th infinitesimal of the feisty 2-2 draw, starring to a VAR check.

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Everton’s James Tarkowski netted a melodramatic precocious leveller successful a pulsating derby[/caption]

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The defender netted a thundering strike[/caption]

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Everton fans spilled onto the transportation to celebrate[/caption]

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A VAR cheque threatened to spoil the enactment astatine Goodison Park[/caption]

Liverpool players had complained of a imaginable offside and foul successful the build-up to the goal, but aft a lengthy VAR cheque the extremity stood.

A connection released connected the Premier League’s Match Centre X relationship cleared up the offside.

It read: “The referee’s telephone of extremity was checked and confirmed by the VAR- who established that Doucoure was successful an onside presumption successful the build-up.”

However, determination was nary notation of a cheque for a foul connected Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate by Everton‘s Beto.

The omission had near the Red fractional of Merseyside furious, with galore Liverpool fans taking to societal media to vent their frustrations.

One wrote: “Didn’t cheque for the foul though”.

While different added: “We ignoring pushing nowadays? Useless.”

A 3rd commented: “What astir the blatant foul aft the offside?”

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The Premier League shared an representation showing the onside call[/caption]

Liverpool fans felt that Beto fouled Ibrahima Konate successful the physique up to the extremity too

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And a 4th fumed: “Yeah, what astir the foul? Hmm??? Abolish the PGMOL”.

Liverpool fans were hoping that a “push” from Beto into the backmost of Konate would beryllium seen arsenic a foul and regularisation the extremity out.

However, the determination yet was’t fixed successful their favour.

Tarkowski’s precocious extremity led to play connected the transportation arsenic Toffees supporters spilled onto the playing aboveground to observe a constituent successful the last Merseyside derby astatine Goodison Park.

While tempers flared betwixt players excessively arsenic Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure came to blows successful beforehand of the fans successful the stands, leading to a wide brawl involving some sets of players.

Both Doucoure and Jones were sent disconnected by referee Michael Oliver for their portion successful the passionate incident.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot and his adjunct Sipke Hulshoff were besides shown reddish cards successful the aftermath of the fracas.

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A monolithic brawl erupted connected the tract astatine Goodison Park aft the precocious Everton leveller[/caption]

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Curtis Jones (No. 17) was sent disconnected aft a furious confrontation with Abdoulaye Doucoure[/caption]

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Stewards and constabulary were tasked with restoring calm aft Everton dramatically snatched a point[/caption]

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Liverpool brag Arne Slot was aboriginal sent disconnected aft clashing with Michael Oliver[/caption]