BLUNDER referee Darren England will officiate a match for the first time since last month’s VAR horror show between Liverpool and Tottenham.
The under-pressure official has been tasked with taking charge of Saturday’s Severnside derby between Cardiff and Bristol City.
England was on VAR duty when Spurs bagged a controversial 2-1 win over Liverpool at the end of September.
The Reds had two men sent off on a disastrous day in north London.
But the biggest talking point was VAR’s failure to intervene when a legitimate Luis Diaz strike was deemed offside.
X-rated audio allowed fans to hear England reflect on his major cock-up, with the disallowed strike changing the course of the game.
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England was axed from his upcoming VAR duties as a result.
And he only returned to action at the weekend as the fourth official for Brentford’s 3-0 win against Burnley.
However, England will be the main man for this Saturday’s clash between Cardiff and Bristol City.
The heated derby game will require a cool head.
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And the PGMOL feel England is ready to take on full duties again.
Howard Webb explained why VAR failed to rectify England’s clear mistake during an episode of Match Officials: Mic’d Up.
He said that England “lost sight of what the on-field decision was” after going through his processes “pretty quickly” and claimed that efficiency is key but “not at the sacrifice of accuracy”.
Webb also then confirmed that the laws of the game, as set out by Fifa and IFAB, did not allow the officials to intervene to rectify the mistake.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
