Wolverhampton Wanderers are stuck at the bottom of the Premier League table. Still, they were just a few seconds away from clinching a massive home draw against the defending champion Manchester City on Sunday night, but John Stones’ late winner ruined it all.Foden whipped the ball in from a corner during the stoppage time, and Stones powered home a header. Bernardo Silva did stand in front of Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa as the ball went into the net, and he was clearly offside.Si Jose Sa ne perd pas son temps à écarter Bernardo Silva qui vient au contact, le gardien des Wolves aurait pu se concentrer sur le jeu et la tête de Stones. Ça ne dit pas qu’il l’aurait arrêtée, mais suffisant pour siffler faute de Bernardo Silva.pic.twitter.com/ljG0cKUDFH https://t.co/g6k7CoO4MW— Bruno Constant (@Bruno_Constant) October 21, 2024 The VAR reviewed the offside decision, and then recommended referee Kavanagh to check the pitchside monitor. The ref decided to award to goal, as replays showed Silva not being in Sa’s line of sight.After the game, Wolves boss Gary O’Neil referred back to a goal they scored that was ruled out in similar circumstances last season. That happened in a 2-1 loss at home to West Ham on 6 April, when the hosts had a late equaliser ruled out.Max Kilman headed home from a corner on that occasion, but it was disallowed after Tawanda Chirewa was deemed to have impeded Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski.##NAJAVA_MECA_8424491####EDITORS_CHOICE##O’Neil told the media after Sunday’s game: “I knew Bernardo Silva was close to the goalkeeper. Against West Ham we were given the reason of close proximity. Silva is less than a yard away and I think that same reasoning should be applied to this one, but it wasn’t.”I have been involved in a few of those and not had many go in our favour so was expecting that outcome. When it’s Man City, is there something in there that influences decision-making? If I had to upset someone in the street and there was a big guy and a little guy, I’m upsetting the little guy! You know what I mean? There’s something in there, maybe that edges it in that direction when it’s that tight. I was calm about it, unfortunately there is nothing we can do,” concluded O’Neil.
