VAR ruling frustrates Burnley Football

All Whites striker Chris Wood scored his fourth goal of the season but was livid at Burnley being denied an equaliser on a day when controversial video referee rulings blighted three English Premier League games.

Wood fired Burnley ahead with a header in the 26th minute yesterday, before Leicester fought back with goals to ex-England striker Jamie Vardy and Belgian international Youri Tielemans for a 2-1 win.

Burnley looked to have equalised eight minutes before fulltime after Wood pressured Leicester defender Jonny Evans into turning the ball into his own net.

The goal was disallowed after referee Moss consulted the VAR (video assistant referee) and ruled Wood had fouled Evans.

Wood and Burnley manager Sean Dyche were both adamant the goal should have stood.

‘‘The ball has bounced off Jonny and gone in and I hear there might have been a little accidental clip of the heels,’’ Wood told the Burnley club website. ‘‘I don’t think that was in the least clear and obvious and it’s frustrating.’’

The disallowed goal enabled Leicester to bank three points to move to third on the EPL table.

Meanwhile, AAP reported Tottenham’s struggles in the Premier League showed no signs of ending as Spurs needed a late equaliser just to earn a 1-1 home draw against last-placed Watford.

Dele Alli’s late equaliser for Tottenham was allowed to stand after a VAR check, despite the midfielder seemingly using his arm to control the ball before slotting home in the 86th minute.

Wolverhampton Wanderers had two goals disallowed by VAR in the first half as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at home – although both those decisions appeared correct.

Manchester City also had a strong penalty appeal denied by VAR, but that didn’t stop the defending champion from easing to a 2-0 win at Crystal Palace after two goals in three minutes by Gabriel Jesus and David Silva.

Chelsea beat Newcastle 1-0 at home for their fifth straight win in all competitions while Everton beat West Ham 2-0.