Burnley 3 Bournemouth 0: Cherries stunned as VAR disallows goal and awards hosts penalty instead in Premier League first
BOURNEMOUTH were left stunned during their 3-0 defeat to Burnley after VAR ruled out Harry Wilson’s goal that would’ve made it 1-1 and awarded the hosts a penalty for handball in the build-up.
It’s the first time in England that a team has had a goal disallowed for the opposition to be given a spot-kick.
It was the second time in the game that VAR had to intervene.
The visitors were furious after having an early goal harshly ruled out by the video assistant after penalising Philip Billing for handball.
Matej Vydra made it two in two to put Sean Dyche’s side 1-0 up just after the break after being set up by Dwight McNeil.
Eddie Howe’s side thought they had equalised soon after when Wilson calmly slotted past Nick Pope, only for VAR to intervene again and award Burnley a penalty for a handball in the build-up.
Jay Rodriguez made no mistake from the spot, rifling his effort into the top corner.
Dwight McNeil piled the misery on Bournemouth, netting Burnley’s third late on, keeping Howe’s team just two points above the relegation zone.
The win takes Burnley up to eighth, just three points off of Tottenham in fifth.
Bournemouth continue to face a battle to stay in the Premier League and the fixtures don’t get any easier with Chelsea and Liverpool up next for the struggling side.
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Dyche’s side have now racked up four wins and a draw from their last five league matches, which has helped propel the Clarets up the table.
They could close the gap to fifth even further next week when they travel to St James’ Park to take on Newcastle.
Only Liverpool are in better form than Burnley over the last five games, and only Jurgen Klopp’s men have conceded less during that spell.