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David Coote will not be the video assistant referee for Sunday’s Premier League game between Liverpool and leaders Leicester.
Coote was the VAR on duty for the 2-2 draw at Goodison Park last month in which Jordan Pickford escaped a red card for his challenge over Virgil van Dijk, a tackle that left the Liverpool captain in need of surgery for a knee injury and has quit. marginalized for a long period of time.
Sunday November 22 7:00 p.m.
Start 7:15 pm
Andre Marriner has replaced Coote as VAR at Anfield, where third place plays first place live on Sky Sports Premier League at 7:15 pm on Sunday.
Coote will referee Manchester United’s game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday night at Old Trafford.
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Dermot Gallagher felt that Jordan Pickford should have been sent off for his challenge on Virgil van Dijk regardless of offside.
Liverpool contacted the Premier League to question the lack of scrutiny of Pickford’s challenge on van Dijk and to take appropriate action on the game in October.
The Football Association confirmed that Pickford would not face any retrospective action, as match officials saw the incident at the time.
Since then, Van Dijk has undergone surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament damage that he sustained as a result of the challenge.
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