VAR has taken an absolute pounding this season and rightfully so, but we might have just seen the rarest of things – an example where it’s worked as intended to reach the correct outcome.
Wolves were given a great chance to take the lead as Neto went down in the box to win a penalty, but the ref was instructed to review the decision and eventually decided to overturn it:
Penalty overturned ?
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Neto is utterly furious and can’t believe it, but the cameras do suggest that there wasn’t any contact so it looks like the right call.