VAR denies Wolves in stalemate at Leicester

WOLV ES were den ied v ictor y at L e iceste r a fte r Lea nde r Dendoncker’s goal was ruled out by VAR.

The midfielder’s second-half strike was chalked off after replays showed a handball by Willy Boly to ensure a 0-0 draw at the King Power Stadium.

Wolves, returning after a 6,370mile round trip to Armenia, showed no effects of their Europa League travels and with some better finishing from Jota could have won.

Leicester struggled to find any rhythm and better will be expected from Brendan Rodgers’ men.

Rodgers chose Caglar Soyuncu to fill the gap at the back left by Harry Maguire’s £80 million exit to Manchester United.

The Turkey international made just four league starts last season after his £19m move from Freiburg and played as many times for his country as he did the Foxes.

Rodgers was full of praise for the player. He said: “He got a round of applause at the end from his team-mates. It’s not easy to come in for a special player like Harry but Caglar was strong and comfortable on the ball.”

Rodgers also said he is a big fan of VAR.

“I’ve said all along that some will go for you, like it did today, and some will go against you, like it has done for (Wolves manager) Nuno today,” he said.

“It has to always be consistent and if there’s a handball and that leads to a goal, it gets ruled out.

“The officials are trying their best. It’s not perfect yet but, as long as you get to the right decision, that’s what we want.”