"In the past two seasons 15 of the 49 VAR errors (30.61%) have related to missed or wrongly given red cards for serious foul play or violent conduct. Brighton forward Diego Gomez should be the 16th mistake after a chest-high challenge on Liverpool's Florian Wirtz only resulted in a caution. It came in first-half injury time of Liverpool's 2-0 victory on Saturday."
"Wirtz got to the ball first and it had gone before Gomez even began to make his challenge. He then raised his foot high into the chest of Wirtz. There was no obvious reason why Gomez needed to make the tackle in this fashion, with studs leading and a straight leg. If both players had challenged in a similar way, both with high feet, then a yellow could have been more understandable."
Premier League VAR has repeatedly erred on red-card incidents, with 15 of 49 errors (30.61%) over the past two seasons involving missed or wrongly given red cards for serious foul play or violent conduct. Brighton forward Diego Gomez raised his foot into Liverpool's Florian Wirtz's chest in first-half injury time of Liverpool's 2-0 victory, and referee Craig Pawson issued a yellow card. VAR Darren England reviewed the challenge but judged it was not made with excessive force and did not upgrade to a red. Ifab defines serious foul play as endangering an opponent's safety or using excessive force; Gomez's studs-leading straight-leg challenge appeared to risk Wirtz. Previous contentious VAR incidents this season include Marcos Senesi's non-red handball and Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial red card.
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