More VAR controversy as Bournemouth beat Wolves
Premier League: Wolves 0 Bournemouth 1
Referee Stuart Attwell was embroiled in further controversy after contentiously disallowing a Wolves goal in Bournemouth's 1-0 win at Molineux.
Controversy followed him around after he adjudged Matheus Cunha to have fouled Justin Kluivert in an off-the-ball incident in the build up to Hee Chan Hwang's second-half equaliser, which looked to have cancelled out Antoine Semenyo's opener.
It was not spotted in real time but Attwell opted to give the foul following advice from VAR Darren England to watch it again on the pitchside monitor.
Attwell then showed a straight red card to Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez for a foul on Matt Doherty in a decision which survived another VAR check.
The Cherries move to within two points of registering their highest Premier League points tally. For Wolves, this was a seventh game without a win in all competitions.
Bournemouth were a threat from the off and were only denied in the opening half-hour by the heroics of Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa, who made three big saves.
It was Kluivert who was denied with the best save of the three, Sa superbly parrying his shot after he had capitalised on Nelson Semedo's mistake.
The Cherries' deserved opener came in the 36th minute as Max Kilman failed to clear Kerkez's cross and Semenyo pounced to drill home from close range.
Wolves thought they had equalised in the 65th minute when Hwang powerfully headed home Semedo's cross, but celebrations were short-lived as Attwell chose to penalise an innocuous looking tangle.
Attwell brandished the red card in the 79th minute after Kerkez went through Doherty and VAR upheld the decision.
Gary O'Neil's men showed bluster in their attempt to get back into the game, with
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