THE Premier League have released a statement following Manchester City’s controversial winner against Wolves this afternoon.
City snatched all three points from Wolves through a last-gasp header from John Stones – with the goal awarded after a lengthy VAR review.
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Wolves fans felt Jose Sa was impeded by Bernardo Silva when Man City scored their winner[/caption]
John Stones rose up above the crowd and nodded home a late goal[/caption]
Wolves players and fans felt that their goalkeeper Jose Sa was being impeded by Bernardo Silva while the City midfielder was standing in an offside position.
The officials seemed to agree and chalked the goal off on-field.
However referee Chris Cavanagh was subsequently advised to head to the monitor by VAR Stuart Attwell.
After review, Cavanagh awarded the goal and spared Man City from an embarrassing draw to rock bottom of the table.
The Wolves bench were incensed by the decision with Gary O’Neil getting booked for his protests on the sidelines.
While fans online and in the stadium were sent into meltdown.
But the Premier League have now released a statement explaining exactly why the decision was made.
Via the Premier League Match Centre X page, they wrote: “Stones’ goal was disallowed on-field due to Bernardo Silva being in an offside position and in the goalkeeper’s line of vision.
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“The VAR deemed Bernardo Silva wasn’t in the line of vision and had no impact on the goalkeeper and recommended an on-field review.
“The referee overturned his original decision and a goal was awarded.”
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