Stuart Attwell back in VAR hot water after Semenyo strike sinks Wolves

24/04/2024 23:09

And to think Stuart Attwell was hoping for a quiet week clear of controversy. The referee was again the subject of rage, this time not from a Greek shipping magnate but from Wolves' irate supporters, after he disallowed Hwang Hee-chan's second-half equaliser at home to Bournemouth for the meekest of tangles in the buildup. Attwell initially awarded Hwang's header before the VAR, Darren England, advised him to visit the pitch-side monitor to review a brush between Matheus Cunha and Justin Kluivert. Gary O'Neil placed his hands on his head in disbelief – not for the first time this season –and the fans let Attwell know the rest. "It's not football any more," bellowed the South Bank.

For Bournemouth, a late red card for Milos Kerkez for a crude challenge on Matt Doherty and Hwang's disallowed strike undoubtedly overshadowed a positive performance and result for Andoni Iraola, who replaced O'Neil last summer. The Wolves captain Maximilian Kilman had a 100th-minute equaliser ruled out for offside.