Brentford vs Liverpool second half DELAYED after referee suffers injury and has to be replaced
REFEREE Simon Hooper had to be replaced after suffering an injury during Liverpool’s trip to Brentford.
Liverpool were trailing the Bees after Dango Ouattara and Kevin Schade had put Brentford 2-1 up.
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And after Milos Kerkez pulled one back on the stroke of half time, Brentford fans jeered Hooper for taking longer than expected to blow up for the interval.
Referee Simon Hooper had to be substituted after an injury during Brentford vs LiverpoolCredit: Getty
He was swiftly replaced by fourth official Tim Robinson for the second halfCredit: Reuters
Hooper then had to be withdrawn for the second half after struggling with an issue – as fourth official Tim Robinson replaced him.
Instead, Hooper swapped roles with Robinson and became fourth official for the rest of the game.
Brentford fans had been far from pleased with Hooper after Liverpool scored through Kerkez in the 50th minute.
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That was despite fourth official Robinson only adding on three minutes of stoppage time at the end of the half.
A number of Brentford players, including captain Nathan Collins, approached Hooper after Kerkez’s goal to protest about the added minutes of stoppage time.
And there were some ironic cheers heard from the crowd at the G-Tech Community Stadium when the announcement was made that Hooper was being withdrawn.
He also got into Liverpool supporters’ bad books after failing to award a penalty when Cody Gakpo went to the ground in the area under a challenge.
More to follow.
