Everton fans believe Simon Hooper was watching nothing on the VAR monitor However, the Premier League explained how he overturned the penalty decision LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off!, ...
However, without intervention from Peter Bankes, the Video Assistant Referee, Simon Hooper, the on-field referee, awarded Arsenal a corner – which they went on to equalise from. READ MORE ...
Referee Simon Hooper chose to rule in the Liverpool defender's favour as he watched the incident chasing from behind, and with no VAR employed in the Carabao Cup before the final that was what stuck.