Liverpool 2-3 West Brom

Jay rodriguez scored two times as west brom gained at liverpool in an extraordinary fa cup fourth-spherical tie ruled by using video assistant referee (var) choices.

Referee craig pawson ruled out an albion purpose, gave liverpool a penalty and behind schedule awarding the visitors' 0.33 purpose due to var referrals.

Rodriguez thumped an equaliser seconds after roberto firmino chipped an opener, then slotted albion 2-1 up.

Joel matip's own purpose made it three-1, before mohamed salah pulled one lower back.

Liverpool's first-half penalty, which firmino missed, became a moment of var history - as it become the primary time a referee in an english recreation had stated a display at the touchline to make a very last selection.

Pawson dominated, after a great delay, that jake livermore had tugged salah's blouse, and pointed to the spot.

Liverpool pushed difficult for a late equaliser, but have been bad for plenty of the sport as they fell to their first home defeat considering 23 april ultimate yr.

Var records made - liverpool v west brom as it passed off
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Var takes centre degree - and causes controversythis changed into handiest the 6th time in an english membership fixture that the var system had been used; it proved principal in a first 1/2 that was complete of controversy.

The gadget can only be used to overturn clean cut mistakes with desires, consequences, pink playing cards and incorrect identities - yet referee pawson called on it three instances in an opening half that ended up lasting 50 mins.

In every case, it appeared that the right selection became reached, however the fundamental problem for plenty watching become the postpone in making those calls.

The biggest hold-up surrounded the penalty offered to liverpool midway via the first half of for the foul by using livermore on salah, with pawson regarding a display on the mouth of the gamers' tunnel after consulting with video assistant referee andre marriner.

Nearly 3 mins surpassed among the initial incident and firmino stepping as much as take the penalty - with which he hit the underside of the bar.

It changed into the second time in a couple of minutes that west brom were on the wrong quit of a var choice, with craig dawson having visible a intention dominated out that would have positioned them 3-1 up.

Marriner alerted pawson to the reality that gareth barry, status in the front of liverpool goalkeeper simon mignolet and interfering with play, changed into offside as dawson headed in a chris brunt corner.

Simply earlier than half of-time came the 0.33 use of var, as dawson's pass-shot flicked in off matip for a 3rd albion purpose. Rodriguez have been offside in advance in the circulate, but did now not touch the ball at any stage, and turned into deemed no longer to be interfering with play. After a maintain-up whilst the tv photos changed into reviewed, the intention stood.

Pawson also seemed to test with marriner after salah slotted in firmino's lay-off with 12 minutes left, although there was no delay in play and no clean reason as to why the purpose could have been doubtful.

Albion show spirit as liverpool stumblewest brom have shown extensive symptoms of revival seeing that ending a 21-in shape winless run in all competitions by way of prevailing at exeter inside the 0.33 round of the fa cup.

Alan pardew's side are nevertheless subsequent to backside of the premier league, however are unbeaten in 4 suits now, triumphing 3 of them.

This changed into by using a ways the most fantastic of these three wins, coming no matter conceding a comical establishing intention after six minutes, losing left-lower back kieran gibbs and striker hal robson-kanu to harm inside the first 1/2, and ending the suit with best 9 completely-fit players at the pitch.

Firmino chipped liverpool in the front as the ball ran unfastened after keeper ben foster had dived on the feet of salah. The egypt forward had snuck in as albion captain evans allowed a livermore again pass to run thru, unaware of the chance building.

Albion's response turned into first rate; rodriguez thumped an equaliser into the pinnacle nook seventy one seconds later, then swept west brom right into a tenth-minute lead from a low gibbs move.

The traffic led 3-1 at 1/2-time, following the 3 primary var calls, and salah's aim could not keep liverpool.

Jurgen klopp's facet did create a flurry of probabilities inside the final 20 mins, with foster saving well from james milner and danny ings, and maintaining onto a overdue glancing header from virgil van dijk.

But they have got did not construct at the success of finishing manchester city's unbeaten choicest league run, with this defeat following 5 days after a disappointing 1-0 loss at swansea.

Both evans and livermore were limping by the give up, but they helped their 9 healthy crew-buddies to hold on for a win in order to do an awful lot to bolster them for the project of pinnacle-flight survival.