Premier League: Fulham and Wolves (AP)
Willian scored two penalties amid extra VAR controversy as Fulham defeated Wolves 3-2 within the Premier League.
Willian’s 94th-minute spot kick, his second of the sport, earned Fulham a dramatic 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers within the Premier League on Monday after a penalty-fuelled second half Wolves boss Gary O’Neil stated had turned him towards VAR.
Alex Iwobi gave Fulham the lead after seven minutes with a fragile end, turning Antonee Robinson’s reduce-again by way of Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa’s legs from shut vary.
The guests drew degree on 22 minutes after sensible play by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who beat Robinson twice down the correct earlier than discovering Matheus Cunha unmarked to nod residence.
Fulham regained the lead on 59 minutes by way of Willian’s first penalty after a Nelson Semedo problem on Tom Cairney was adjudged to be a foul, although there was minimal contact.
Hwang Hee-chan was then bundled over by Fulham captain Tim Ream on the sting of the field and levelled once more from the spot on 75 minutes for his seventh league objective of the season.
But Joao Gomes’ clumsy problem on substitute Harry Wilson was given as a penalty by VAR late on, with Willian sending Sa the fallacious method and Craven Cottage into raptures.
The win, the hosts’ first in 5 league video games, moved Fulham as much as 14th within the standings on 15 factors. Wolves remained twelfth on the identical variety of factors.
Wolves have been on the fallacious aspect of VAR plenty of occasions already this season and Wolves boss O’Neil stated Monday’s recreation might have “finally turned me against VAR”.
He instructed Sky Sports he had spoken to referee Michael Salisbury after the sport and the official had admitted he ought to have been despatched to the VAR monitor over Fulham’s first penalty.
O’Neil additionally instructed reporters he was of the opinion that Ream ought to have acquired a second yellow after freely giving a penalty and Fulham’s Carlos Vinicius ought to have been despatched off for a headbutt on Max Kilman.
“You can argue that two of them could go against us but all four go against us. It’s a tough one for the lads, supporters and myself to take. We’ve been here a lot this season. We didn’t deserve that,” O’Neil added.
Fulham boss Marco Silva instructed Sky Sports he believed the third and deciding spot kick was “a clear penalty”, although he added “the first for us and the one for them were a little more soft.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
