John Brooks dropped for high-profile Premier League clashes in VAR reshuffle after blunder during controversial weekend

John Brooks has been replaced as the VAR operator for two high-profile Premier League matches following an error he made at the weekend.

After drawing the lines incorrectly for a potential offside call, Brooks wrongly disallowed a Brighton goal in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Following his mistake, Brooks has been replaced by Andre Marriner for Monday night’s Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton, while David Coote will take over for Manchester City’s crucial trip to Arsenal on Wednesday.

Brooks’ error was just one of a handful made in a controversial weekend for the technology.

He has since called a meeting for all Premier League referees to discuss the mistakes made at the weekend, except for those on European duty.

The goal was cleared after a lengthy check, but replays suggested Norgaard had drifted offside in the build-up, before crossing for Ivan Toney to head in from close range.

In an opposite scenario, Brighton’s Pervis Estupinan was ruled to be offside after he struck on 32 minutes to put the Seagulls ahead.

The offside line was incorrectly drawn and was lined up against James Tomkins rather than fellow defender Marc Guehi, who was playing Estupinan onside.

Those two decisions stood out over the weekend, but there was more drama in the game between West Ham and Chelsea.

The man in charge, Craig Pawson, waved play on, while VAR failed to step in to make a decision.

Appointments for next weekend’s round of fixtures are expected to be announced on Tuesday.