Video Assistant Referees (VAR) were being trialled for the first time in competitive English football, but match official Andre Marriner did not need to consult the technology after substitute Murray settled the tie with three minutes to play, getting the decisive touch on Uwe Hunemeier's looping header to score a close-range winner. Brighton and Hove Albion 2 Crystal Palace 1: Murray downs old club to earn fourth-round spot

Glenn Murray scored a late winner against his old club as Brighton and Hove Albion knocked rivals Crystal Palace out of the FA Cup in Monday's FA Cup third-round tie. According to Palace's Hodgson and Brighton manager Chris Hughton, match referee Andre Marriner had been in contact with fellow official Neil Swarbrick, working with VAR from a west London studio, about the goal.
Video assistant referee (VAR) technology makes its debut in an English club competition during a 2017–18 FA Cup match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.