Liverpool's Premier League game against Brentford in London on Saturday involved a VAR review, as Bees star Yehor Yarmolyuk received a red card for violent conduct

The Premier League has explained why Yehor Yarmolyuk was sent off during Liverpool's game against Brentford on Saturday.

The Bees took control of the Premier League clash — which saw Alexis Mac Allister booed — when Keane Lewis-Potter opened the scoring in the 44th minute. But the game was turned on its head just moments later, as Yarmolyuk, Brentford's No. 6, was shown a red card following a VAR review.

The controversial incident began when Liverpool's Jeremy Jacquet crashed to the floor, clutching his face. Referee John Brooks paused the play but gave himself a moment before making his way over to the pitch-side monitor to take a closer look at the incident.

Brooks and his VAR colleagues decided that Yarmolyuk deserved a red card for violent conduct. The incident occurred inside the box, but the referee didn't award a penalty because the ball was not in play.

The 'Premier League Match Centre' account on X explained: "After VAR review, the referee issued a red card to Yarmoliuk for violent conduct."

Brooks, meanwhile, told fans inside the ground: "After review, the Brentford No. 6 commits a headbutting action. The final decision is a red card."

Reacting to the news on BBC Radio 5 Live, former Premier League striker Glenn Murray said: "The silver lining for Brentford is if that's a second or two later and the ball's in play, Liverpool have a penalty and a red card."

Murray continued: "VAR gets a very bad rep, but today at the G-Tech it's been perfect. A couple of calls have been rectified."

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown also reacted to the incident on the BBC's 'Final Score' show.

He said: "I'm not certain that the referees can be 100 percent certain. I'm not sure a red card can be given there.

"From the other angle, you see his head move. You run the risk, and if you do that, then you can get sent off."

And Darren Cann, a former Premier League referee, has offered his opinion on the incident. As quoted by the BBC, he said: "Another correct VAR intervention from Darren England (the VAR official).

"Yarmoliuk made a clear movement with his head and made contact with Jaquet.

"The resulting red card was inevitable for an act of violent conduct.

"As an aside, a penalty could not be awarded as the ball was not in play, so the game correctly restarted with the original corner kick. "