Julen Lopetegui's Wolverhampton v Liverpool in the FA Cup third round will have to go to replay after the tie ended 2-2 at Anfield. However, in the dying minutes, Toti Gomes back-heeled home for Wolves to make it 2-3 and secure qualification for Julen's side... but referee Andy Madley disallowed the goal.
In the video you can see how at first instance both the referee and the referee declared Gomes' goal valid, but 3.12 seconds after the ball went into the goal is when Madley's assistant raises the flag and signals offside.
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In a subsequent review, also included in the video, it can be seen, tracing the offside line, that the player shoots in the correct position. Asked by Lopetegui after the match, the referee told the Spanish coach that he disallowed the goal at the behest of his linesman, despite the fact that the images show both referees giving the goal as valid.
In addition, the referee also confessed to the Wolves boss that the FA Cup VAR technology does not have the same TV footage that they have in the Premier League, so the line could not have been drawn correctly. "We scored a third goal. We have to accept that it was disallowed, but it's very clear that it was not offside," Lopetegui said after the game. Wolverhampton will have to play Liverpool again, this time at Molineux on the 17th.
This claim by Wolves shows that the team is afraid to play the FA Cup rematch, as they know they are a strong side and favourites to progress further in the competition. Therefore, Jurgen Klopp will have to have the team ready to continue to avoid envy and fight for the title.
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