The Premier League has acknowledged the VAR decision to award a penalty against Everton in their last away fixture at Brighton and Hove Albion was incorrect.

Marco Silva’s side were 2-1 up when Michael Keane was adjudged to have fouled Aaron Connolly following a contentious review in the game on October 26. Everton went on to lose 3-2, leaving Silva fighting for his job as he leads his squad to Southampton on Saturday.

Now the Premier League have privately admitted an error was made on the advice of video referee Lee Mason. Everton are aware of the acceptance from the governing body they were wronged in the incident. That is no consolation to Silva, who is under immense pressure ahead of the international break.

Silva met referees chief Mike Riley alongside Premier League referees on Thursday, although it is unclear what, if any, observations were made about recent incidents affecting his side.

Speaking before those talks, Silva lamented the loss of five points from controversial VAR calls - Everton also denied a penalty at home to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend when Dele Alli handled.

Silva agreed with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s suggestion a manager will lose his job due to poor VAR calls.