Newcastle United's first-half strike against Southampton was ruled out because VAR didn't 'have enough evidence' to overturn Stuart Atwell's on-field decision at St Mary's. Joelinton thought he'd put the away side ahead when he smashed the ball home from less than six yards shortly before the interval.
However, he was judged to have handled the ball when he brought it under control before his finish. Atwell wasted no time blowing his whistle in real-time after Southampton players brought the incident to his attention.
But many Newcastle supporters believed the ball had hit Joelinton's torso rather than his hand. However, VAR reviewed the incident and deemed they could not see sufficient evidence to reverse the decision.
