Tarkowski met the leg of Mac Allister high and with force when following through on a tackle in which he first won the ball during Everton’s 1-0 defeat at Anfield.
The challenge was deemed reckless and he was given a yellow a card, with the challenge then reviewed by VAR.
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PGMOL are understood to agree that the challenge saw Tarkowski clearly play the ball initially. However, the nature of the follow-through met the threshold for serious foul play.
Referee Sam Barrott felt the challenge was reckless in real time and the VAR then checked that on-field decision of a yellow card, deeming the referee’s call was not a clear and obvious error.
However, the view of PGMOL is that a review should have been recommended and ultimately the original decision overturned.
More to follow…
