Rodriguez’s West Brom double dumps Liverpool out of FA Cup

Rodriguez’s West Brom double dumps Liverpool out of FA Cup

By Semi Turaga
28/01/2018
Jay Rodriguez scored twice for West Brom [Photo: theguardian]

Jay Rodriguez scored twice as West Brom won 3-2 against Liverpool in an extraordinary FA Cup fourth‑round tie dominated by video assistant referee decisions.

Referee Craig Pawson ruled out a West Brom goal, gave Liverpool a penalty and delayed awarding the visitors' third goal because of video assistant referee referrals.

Rodriguez thumped an equaliser seconds after Roberto Firmino chipped an opener, then slotted West Brom 2‑1 up.

Joel Matip's own goal made it 3‑1 before Mohamed Salah pulled one back.

Liverpool's first‑half penalty, which Firmino missed, was a moment of video assistant referee history ‑ as it was the first time a referee in an English game had referred to a monitor on the touchline to make a final decision.

Pawson ruled, after a significant delay, that Jake Livermore had tugged Salah's shirt, and pointed to the spot.

Liverpool pushed hard for a late equaliser, but were poor for much of the game as they fell to their first home defeat since 23 April last year.

Source: BBC

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