The Premier League has clarified why Liverpool's second-half penalty, which was awarded after Diogo Jota went down in the box, was overturned against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday.

The forward skipped inside and went to fire at goal following a rapid Liverpool counter attack in the 57th minute, but Jota was thrown off his stride by Emmanuel Agbadou's sliding tackle.

The 27-year-old was on a booking from earlier in the match, and flew in at full speed to try and win the ball. However, replays showed there was minimal contact from Agbadou and Hooper was instructed by Stockley Park to conduct a pitchside review via the VAR monitor. He subsequently overturned his decision and opted against handing Liverpool the chance to stretch its lead to three goals.

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Explaining the decision, the Premier League Match Centre wrote on X: "VAR checked the referee’s call of penalty to Liverpool for a challenge by Agbadou on Jota and deemed any contact was not initiated by Agbadou, therefore recommended an on-field review. The referee overturned the original decision and play restarted with a drop ball."

The Reds had led 2-0 at the time and the penalty incident proved crucial as Wolves scored soon after via Matheus Cunha. Luis Diaz, coming in on the left wing in place of the injured Cody Gakpo, netted the first goal of the game after 15 minutes when he bundled in at the back post following a wayward Mohamed Salah pass to the back post.

The same par were involved in the second goal as Diaz was scythed down by goalkeeper Jose Sa inside the box and a penalty was given. Salah stood up and slotted the ball down the middle to net his 23rd goal of the Premier League season.

Even that penalty decision was controversial with Diaz giving Agbadou a slight shove seconds before he was fouled by Sa. Wolves was particularly frustrated and felt it should have been awarded a free-kick instead.

It was a moment that split the Sky Sports pundits, with Jamie Redknapp feeling a foul should have been given against Diaz, while Jermain said it was 'clever'.