Spurs staged an incredible comeback before losing at Anfield, but it may not have been possible without referee Paul Tierney
In the recent Liverpool match, referee Paul Tierney and his VAR team may have made a big mistake by not sending off Oliver Skipp.
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The Reds contributed significantly to one of the most important Premier League games of the season, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 4-3.
Jurgen Klopp’s team appeared to be cruising to a ridiculously easy win after scoring three times in the first 15 minutes to race to a 3-0 lead.
Spurs fought back for the rest of the game and appeared to have earned an unlikely point when Richarlison equalized in the 93rd minute.
Despite this, Diogo Jota found time to score a winner for Liverpool with only seconds left on the clock in an incredible finish to the game.
However, the Reds could have avoided all of that stress if Skipp had been sent off earlier in the game for a terrible lunge.
Yes (x2), that should have been a red card for Diogo Jota after a very dangerous boot to Skipp's head and a penalty for Spurs after Konate dragged Richarlison down in the box pic.twitter.com/N9oGsaRgud
— Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? (@PoorEPLreferees) April 30, 2023
Did Skipp deserve to be sent off?
The Spurs midfielder mistimes a challenge, as seen in the video above, with the score still at 3-0 and Liverpool in complete control.
Indeed, Skipp plants his studs high up on Luis Diaz’s shin in a type of foul that has previously resulted in red cards – see, for example, Casemiro’s dismissal for Manchester United against Southampton earlier this season.
However, referee Tierney did not add to Tottenham’s woes at Anfield by issuing a red card on this occasion, and VAR evidently felt that it was not a significant enough error to overturn.
Despite eventually winning, Liverpool were made to work hard for it, and had Skipp been sent off, it’s unlikely Spurs could have mounted a comeback.
Klopp didn’t seem pleased with the officiating after the game. “We have our history with Tierney, I really don’t know what he has against us,” he told Sky Sports (via BBC Sport).
“He claims there are no problems, but this cannot be true.”
“I don’t understand how he looks at me. Nobody in England has to clarify these situations because they are extremely complicated and difficult to comprehend.
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