Scott Parker reveals PGMOL response to Burnley's VAR controversy vs Brentford
Scott Parker reveals response from the Professional Game Match Official Limited (PGMOL) on Burnley’s disallowed equaliser against Brentford
The Clarets were left aggrieved after Ashley Barnes’ stoppage-time leveller to make it 4-4 was controversially ruled out.
Following a near five-minute delay, referee Sam Barrott was advised by VAR to chalk off the goal for a handball.
Barnes, however, insists the ball hit his hip/midriff as he looked to control the ball before rifling home, but the officials disagreed.
The decision was widely criticised by many, not just Burnley boss Scott Parker, given that there was no conclusive evidence it definitely hit Barnes’ arm.
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Speaking before the Everton game last week, Parker told the Burnley Express the club would be seeking clarification on how the decision was reached.
When asked if Burnley had received a satisfactory response, Parker said: “Yeah, we got some and they went along the lines of that it was handball.
“Like we said before, you can look at it and say, well, at one angle it does look like handball and at another angle it doesn’t. You could have been on the phone for probably four hours debating something which really was just a case of: it was just how one sees it and how one makes a view.
“Like I said at the time and I still stand by, it wasn't given in-game. There's two images which look that it could be handball, another image that doesn't look like it's handball. So at that moment, I don't think you can definitely say that was definitely a handball, hence why certainly we’ve got grievance with that.
“But that's passed now, so we move on.”
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