PGMOL has admitted VAR erred in intervening to disallow Fulham's goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Josh King's first-half strike was disallowed after Michael Salisbury instructed referee Rob Jones to review VAR footage of Rodrigo Muniz's contact with Trevoh Chalobah; PGMOL chief Howard Webb contacted Fulham on Saturday; Salisbury substituted for Liverpool v Arsenal

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Josh King's goal at Stamford Bridge was controversially disallowed

PGMOL has admitted VAR made a mistake when it intervened in Fulham's disallowed goal against Chelsea on Saturday.

Stamford Bridge video referee Michael Salisbury has been suspended from Sunday's Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal following an incident.

King's first-half strike was disallowed after Salisbury instructed referee Rob Jones to review footage of Rodrigo Muniz's contact with Trevoh Chalobah in the run-up to the match, prompting an angry reaction from Fulham manager Marco Silva.

Sky Sports News understands the decision did not comply with the principle of a “referee's decision” and did not meet the high standards for intervention, which should only be applied in cases of clear and obvious errors.

PGMOL chief Howard Webb contacted Fulham on Saturday and the decision was made to replace Salisbury with John Brooks for Sunday's game at Anfield.

Fulham declined to comment when contacted by Sky Sports News.

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Mike Dean and the Soccer Saturday studio are stunned as Fulham's goal against Chelsea is disallowed by VAR due to a foul by Rodrigo Muniz.

“Bad, bad answer” – how managers and experts reacted

“It was an incredible decision, it was incredible,” Fulham manager Marco Silva said at his post-match press conference. “I'm not in the best mood [to talk about it], but the way the goal was disallowed was just incredible.”

Asked if he spoke to the referee after the match about the decision to disallow the goal, Silva replied: “No, I didn't speak to him. I spoke to him at half-time to try to understand why the goal was disallowed.”

“I would be happy to explain a lot. The first goal – eight minutes of extra time. After the first corner, nine minutes have passed. It's time to stop the game. Those are the rules.

“I asked the referee and he said, 'Because we lost time.' But I checked eight minutes. The game didn't stop.

“It's very difficult. I make mistakes, the judge makes mistakes, but when everything is black and white, we can't see what's not there.”

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Kaveh Solhekol explains why VAR referee Michael Salisbury was suspended from his role as VAR referee at Liverpool v Arsenal after making a mistake in Fulham's defeat to Chelsea.

Former Premier League referee Mike Dean questioned VAR intervention on Soccer Saturday.

“I don't think it was a foul, it should stand. I don't know where else a striker can put his foot. He thought about it for a long time, Rob [Jones].

“Rob was caught by VAR [Michael Salisbury], he just landed on his foot, which can only be in one place, it's a very, very bad decision.

“VAR should stay away, it's not a clear and obvious mistake, but he didn't have the courage to stick to the decision taken on the pitch, he panicked, it's not a foul at all. I don't know anyone who would call it a foul.”

However, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said it was “clear” Muniz had fouled Chalobah in the lead-up to King's disallowed goal and he believed the penalty was also the right decision.

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Speaking at a press conference after the game, Maresca said: “I look at both actions. In my view, one player hit our player and the other one is a handball.”

“It's obvious it was a foul. Overall I'm very happy, today I was unhappy after the first half. We didn't play with the ball and we weren't good enough in the tackles.”