A chorus of anti-VAR chants rang around Molineux, replacing the delirium that erupted after Max Kilman headed home what he thought was a 99th minute equaliser. But it would be taken away from him and Wolves to give West Ham victory. Tony Harrington ran to the monitor to check whether Tawanda Chirewa, standing in an offside position, had impeded Lukasz Fabianski’s view. The referee decided the goal should not stand and was subject to abuse for the remaining seconds, flashing the yellow card to all and sundry.
Chirewa might have blocked the goalkeeper’s line of vision but Fabianski would have had no chance regardless of stopping the ball. Harrington, however, was convinced by the evidence and overturned the original goal. Wolves have never been on good terms with VAR. They hosted a protest at their match against Nottingham Forest in December when banners were paraded in the stands to show their views of the technology.
