Liverpool and Arsenal's Premier League clash has had a late change to the officials.
Michael Salisbury had been set to take up VAR duties for the clash on Sunday afternoon - but he has been dropped by PGMOL ahead of the clash. Salisbury was performing the same role for Chelsea's fixture with Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.
And that game was overshadowed by VAR - which advised the on-field referee to rule out Josh King's strike for the Cottagers. Multiple outlets have now reported that Howard Webb has reached out to apologise to Fulham.
The decision is said not be in line with PGMOL principle of the "referee’s call" and its high bar for intervention, reserved for clear and obvious errors.
Salisbury will be replaced by John Brooks on Sunday afternoon as the top two from last season go head-to-head.
Referee, Robert Jones checks the VAR Video Assistant Referee monitor during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Fulham at Stamford Bridge on August 30, 2025 in London, England.
VAR caused controversy on Saturday afternoon (Image: Getty Images)
King thought he had given his side the lead in the 21st minute at Stamford Bridge on Saturday lunchtime, when he cut inside and curled the ball into the far corner.
However, his celebrations were cut short by referee Rob Jones. Jones was instructed by Salisbury to review footage of Rodrigo Muniz's contact with Trevoh Chalobah during the build-up.
The Premier League match centre's account posted on X: "After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of goal to Fulham.
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"Referee announcement: 'After review, Fulham number nine commits a careless challenge, stands on the foot of the Chelsea defender, therefore we disallow the goal and we restart with a Chelsea free kick. There would be no further action.'"
"Unbelievable decision, unbelievable,"Marco Silva said in his post-match press conference. "I am not in the best mood to [talk about it] but it was unbelievable how the goal was disallowed."
He continued: "No, I did not speak with him. I spoke with him at half-time to try to understand why the goal was disallowed.
"I would love to explain many things. The first goal - eight minutes extra time. After the first corner it was already nine minutes. It is time to stop the game. That is the rules."