Should Romero have been sent off against Brentford?

"When play has continued the video assistant referee (VAR), Alex Chilowicz, has two things to consider. Firstly, was the foul itself a clear and obvious error and then was it definitely a denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO). The VAR cannot intervene purely on the free-kick, it has to be both a foul and a red card. Romero brought his left leg across the Brentford player, creating a barrier and halting his progress."

"When assessing DOGSO referees are told to imagine the scenario without the defender at the point of the foul. The ball was in front of Thiago, there was no other defender in close proximity and play was a few yards outside the area. Thiago would surely have collected the ball, run forward a few yards and taken a shot. That Romero came away with the ball has probably given the VAR some doubts that Thiago would take control."

Brentford manager Keith Andrews insisted Romero should have been sent off after bringing down Igor Thiago when the striker was running through on goal. The on-field officials did not award a foul or card; from their viewpoint Romero appeared to hook the ball and come away in possession. VAR must identify both a clear and obvious error and a denial of an obvious goal‑scoring opportunity (DOGSO) to intervene. Romero’s left leg created a barrier and halted Thiago’s progress, but Romero ending up with the ball created doubt over whether Thiago would have taken control and had a clear shot.

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