"What happened: Brighton's Diego Gómez challenged Liverpool attacker Florian Wirtz. The challenge was late and high, with referee Craig Pawson deeming it a reckless challenge, giving Gómez a yellow card for his actions. VAR decision: The referee's call of a yellow card for Gómez was checked and confirmed by VAR -- with the challenge deemed not to be with excessive force and not serious foul play."
"The VAR review centered around the wording of Pawson, with any intervention only considered if the replays evidenced the contact to be different to that described on-field. These type of situations are judged against one of two wording in law: - A disregard for the safety of their opponent - yellow card - Endangered the safety of their opponent - red card The VAR was comfortable that the referee's judgement was sound and that it met the criteria for a yellow card."
Brighton's Diego Gómez made a late, high challenge on Liverpool's Florian Wirtz that referee Craig Pawson judged reckless and punished with a yellow card. VAR Darren England reviewed the on-field decision and confirmed the yellow after determining the contact lacked the force required for serious foul play. The review focused on whether replay evidence contradicted Pawson's description; intervention would occur only if replays showed different contact. The Laws separate a 'disregard for the safety' (yellow) from 'endangering safety' (red). Pawson's on-field judgment was upheld as correct.
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