Premier League referee Mike Dean has admitted he made the wrong call regarding Cristian Romero pulling Marc Cucurella's hair during Chelsea's 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Sunday.
Dean was in charge of VAR for the Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge last week.
"As for the second goal by Harry Kane, I asked referee Anthony Taylor to wait while I looked at the incident involving Tottenham's Cristian Romero and Chelsea's Marc Cucurella," he wrote in a column for Mail+.
"I could not award a free-kick as VAR, but I could recommend to Taylor that he visit the referee review area to consider a possible red card. In the few seconds I had to study Romero pulling Cucurella's hair, I didn't deem it a violent act.
"I've since studied the footage, spoken to other referees and, upon reflection, I should have asked Taylor to visit his pitch-side monitor to take a look for himself. The referee on field always has the final say.
"It goes to show that no matter how experienced you are, and I've spent more than two decades as a Premier League official, you are always learning."