Newcastle should not blame VAR... they should hold those working at Stockley Park responsible
The look on the face of Tyrick Mitchell — a ‘guilty’ GIF waiting to be cut — should have been the biggest clue for the not-so-super sleuths in Stockley Park as to what had just unfolded in the penalty area. He had lost the run of Joe Willock entering the six-yard area, shoved the Newcastle midfielder — who collided with goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, leaving both in a dazed heap — and was then helpless as the dropping ball bounced into the net off his shoulder. Tyrick Mitchell conceded an own goal against Newcastle before the decision was overturned Except, 300 miles south, one fella in a darkened room thought he had seen the light — Willock had fouled Guaita. VAR official Lee Mason sent referee Michael Salisbury to the monitor to check the decision But this sort of mistake — coupled with the one in denying West Ham a goal at Chelsea — is what drags VAR back into the spotlight. The officials deemed that Joe Willock had fouled goalkeeper Vicente Guaita in the build-up VAR usage has improved markedly and its presence as the metaphorical policeman on the bridge has aided the flow of a game, reduced dangerous challenges and interference from set-pieces.
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