Premier League explain why Burnley's late consolation against West Ham stood
Burnley’s game against West Ham was yet another Premier League dominated by VAR disruption.
Three of the five goals scored during Burnley’s 3-2 defeat at the London Stadium had to be checked before they were allowed to stand.
Both Zian Flemming’s opener and Callum Wilson’s equaliser – both coming in the first-half – had to be checked for possible offsides before getting the green light.
Another stoppage followed deep into second-half stoppage-time when Josh Cullen added a late consolation with virtually the last kick of the game.
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The Burnley skipper, his side’s standout performer on the day, steered the ball home from close range after Hammers keeper Alphonse Areola could only fumble Hannibal’s long-range effort.
West Ham’s players complained Cullen kicked the ball out of Areola’s hands before slotting home, but that proved not to be the case.
The Premier League’s Match Centre tweeted: “The referee’s call of goal was checked and confirmed by VAR – with it deemed that Areola was not in control of the ball before Cullen scored.”
Despite reducing the deficit to just one, referee Michael Salisbury would blow the final whistle within seconds of the restart.
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