VAR in the Premier League under the spotlight again after issues for Wolves and Burnley
Burnley had to wait nearly six minutes for the VAR to check if Jay Rodriguez's goal was offside; Vincent Kompany was told by officials a potential handball by Bourenmouth in the box was not checked; Gary O'Neil described the decision to award Newcastle a penalty as «scandalous»
Saturday 28 October 2023 23:11, UK
An offside check lasting more than five minutes, a potential penalty that allegedly wasn't checked and another that was given described as «scandalous». Premier League officials are back under the spotlight after another day of controversy.
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany says the officials cost his team points againafter defeat at Bournemouth while Wolves boss Gary O'Neil heavily criticised the penalty award against his side in their thrilling draw with Newcastle.
Green lines appeared on the screen as VAR checked an offside call against Burnley forward Jay Rodriguez's potential late equaliser, suggesting the decision would be overturned and a goal awarded. However, the check, which lasted nearly six minutes in total, continued and lines were re-drawn showing Rodriguez to be offside.
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After this controversy, Burnley also felt they should have had a penalty for a handball by Chris Mepham deep in stoppage-time. The incident was not even checked by the VAR, officials told Kompany.
Later on at Molineux, Newcastle were awarded a penalty after defender Fabian Schar got ahead of Wolves' Hwang-Hee Chan as he cleared, appearing to be tripped by the swing of the forward's boot. Replays showed contact to be extremely minimal but VAR did not ask referee Anthony Taylor to go to his screen.
HereSky Sports takes a closer look at the three incidents...
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