Var narrowly avoided a second major mistake in seven days after Raheem Sterling's goal

Raheem Sterling gave Chelsea a 3-1 lead in the 65th minute at Turf Moor. Photo: Getty Images/Gary Oakley

There was another This was revealed by video of the assistant referee checking for offside in the Premier League during Chelsea's win over Burnley.

Less than a week after Just as the Liverpool offside fiasco sparked English football's worst war crisis — and its immediate adoption of new protocols to avoid a repeat — Saturday's game at Turf Moor saw a similar episode.

Referee Stuart Attwell was ordered to stop the match after allowing it to restart before Ware's review of Raheem Sterling's goal, which made the score 3-1, was complete.

Unlike the Liverpool rout, When Luis Diaz's strike was wrongly disallowed against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, Darren Bond's review correctly confirmed the decision on the pitch, preventing an even bigger disaster.

Telegraph Sport was told that Attwell allowed Burnley to start the game after Sterling's goal because he thought he heard Bond tell him: «The review has been completed», which would have raised serious questions about the effectiveness of the new protocols announced on Tuesday to prevent similar misunderstandings.

The stoppage of play after it restarted raised further questions about what the referees would have done if a review had found Sterling to be offside.

The rules of the game do not allow goals to be awarded. or awarded after the resumption of play, a special rule of which was strictly enforced during the Spurs v Liverpool match.

Footage of the Diaz incident showed last week how War Darren England repeatedly insisted that “nothing can do». «after play resumed due to his own gaffe.

England and his assistant War Dan Cook have not taken part in Premier League matches since the debacle, but Telegraph Sport have been told by Professional Game Match Officials Limited does not address the situation The incident between Burnley and Chelsea is grounds for similar action to be taken against Attwell or Bond.

The national team is currently on break and there will be no Premier League matches for almost two weeks.

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