Premier League issue statement after VAR disallows Bournemouth's third goal against Newcastle

The Premier League issued a statement after VAR intervened to disallow Bournemouth's third goal against Newcastle.

The Cherries went 1-0 up inside six minutes through Justin Kluivert, who put Bournemouth back in the lead just before half-time after Bruno Guimaraes had levelled matters with a header in the early kick-off.

Bournemouth looked to have increased their cushion to two goals when Dango Ouattara stabbed home around the our mark. However, Newcastle players appealed and a VAR review ensued, with man in the middle Stuart Attwell ultimately chalking off the strike.

It emerged that the ball had clearly gone out of play in the build-up to Ouattara finding the net when Sandro Tonali cleared on the stretch.

In a rare but completely correct decision, a corner was awarded to Bournemouth after the ball came off a Newcastle player last.

Shortly after the incident, PGMOL issued a statement on their Match Centre social media feed.

PGMOL wrotre: #NEWBOU - 61’ VAR OVERTURN. The referee’s call of goal for Bournemouth was checked by the VAR. As there was factual evidence that the ball was out of play in the build-up to the goal, the VAR recommended that the goal was disallowed."

The ball had gone out of play. Image: Premier League

Even if the right decision was reached, fans on social media aired their opinions after watching the goal being disallowed.

One fan on X said: The bournemouth goal getting ruled out is a bit unfair because Newcastle were preventing the corner. it’s the opposite of an advantage and in this case the goal should stand but the game is the game."

A second commented: "VAR in England is rubbish. Why will Bournemouth get punished when it was a Newcastle player that prevented the corner kick from being given?"

A third added: "Balls going out for a corner. Newcastle defender keeps it in play but Bournemouth score and then Newcastle argue it went out for a corner."

Another fumed: "That VAR call against Bournemouth doesn't sit right. Newcastle tried to avoid a corner, and benefit by essentially getting a free 30 seconds of football where if Bournemouth hits it out, Newcastle gets a goal kick, but if Bournemouth score, it's all scrubbed for a corner."

Kluivert would then bag his and Bournemouth's third in stoppage time, scoring his second hat-trick of the season and doing it on the ground where his father Patrick used to play.

Milos Kerkez completed the scoring for the visitors with a stunning strike to make it 4-1.