Arsenal vs Liverpool referee announced as Premier League make decision amid 'bias' controversy

The Premier League person announced that Anthony Taylor volition referee adjacent weekend's clash betwixt Arsenal and Liverpool, portion Chris Kavanagh volition lone beryllium connected 4th authoritative and VAR duty

Anthony Taylor volition beryllium the antheral successful the mediate erstwhile Arsenal big Liverpool successful a immense Premier League clash connected Sunday.

Liverpool presently beryllium apical of the league with 21 points, portion Arsenal are 3rd with 17 points. And Taylor volition beryllium officiating the clash aft a play of enactment that included large contention implicit refereeing decisions.

Taylor himself was accused of making a "really mediocre decision" by Alan Shearer erstwhile helium did not grant Southampton a punishment successful their 3-2 decision to Leicester, portion Chris Kavanagh was astatine the centre of large contention implicit his determination to award Manchester City's arguable winner against Wolves.

City bushed Wolves 2-1 aft John Stones scored a precocious victor that was initially ruled retired by Kavanagh, with Bernardo Silva deemed to beryllium offside and interfering with Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.

However, aft being directed to reappraisal the incidental connected the pitchside show by VAR authoritative Stuart Atwell, Kavanagh overturned his determination and awarded the goal. Wolves brag Gary O'Neil was not blessed with the decision, pointing retired that his broadside had a similar extremity disallowed conscionable six months ago.

He besides suggested determination whitethorn beryllium a sub-conscious bias from officials towards the bigger clubs, stating: "There's nary accidental radical are purposely against Wolves - if we ever get to that, past the game’s successful a atrocious place.

"But is determination thing successful the subconscious astir decision-making? Without adjacent knowing it, are you much apt to springiness it to Manchester City than Wolves? Referees are human, and Manchester City scoring a last-minute victor is simply a large thing, truthful possibly there’s thing subconsciously that you're little apt to get those decisions.

"I tin archer you categorically that referees are 100 per cent honorable and they are doing the champion they can. I conscionable cognize that from a quality constituent of view, I consciousness antithetic playing Manchester City than I bash erstwhile we play idiosyncratic successful the archetypal circular of the Carabao Cup.

"I'm definite the officials consciousness the same. They consciousness it. They're human. Now, I mightiness beryllium miles off. But if I had to upset idiosyncratic successful the thoroughfare and there's a large feline and a small guy, I'm upsetting the small one."

And Kavanagh has been demoted for the upcoming circular of fixtures, with the referee acceptable to beryllium the 4th authoritative for Aston Villa's clash with Bournemouth connected Saturday and the VAR for Crystal Palace's gathering with Tottenham connected Sunday.

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