Referee Craig Pawson chalked off an Albion goal for offside, awarded Liverpool a penalty and checked VAR before awarding the Baggies' crucial third, a Joel Matip own goal, as the video referrals dominated theatrically in the first half. Craig Dawson had seemingly headed Albion 3-1 ahead from a corner but VAR showed clearly that team mate Gareth Barry was interfering in play in an offside position. "We were struggling at the end because we ran out of bodies and the VAR system was a problem because I think we got a player with a hamstring injury because they were standing around for too long. On the goal ruled out for offside, he added: "I found it hard to believe from a corner. "Big mistakes let them back in the game," he said, noting how Firmino's fifth-minute goal was quickly wiped out by Rodriguez's double.

Source: thestar January 27, 2018 23:03 UTC