FANS were livid that VAR was not being used in the fourth round of the FA Cup – after Tammy Abraham gave Aston Villa the lead against Newcastle from an offside position.
The striker, 28, was found from Douglas Luiz’s cleverly worked free-kick and fired past Magpies keeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Replays showed that Tammy Abraham was in an offside position when he was found by Douglas LuizCredit: BBC
But the striker’s goal stood because there was no VARCredit: Getty
But replays showed that Abraham, who last month, was lucky to see his goal stand after failing to time his run.
Having seen the opener again, BBC co-commentator Danny Murphy said: “He looks a yard off to me.”
And fans flooded onto social media to vent their fury when it became clear that Abraham’s strike should have been ruled out.
One said: “Bring back VAR. That’s terrible by the linesman, not even close.”
Another added: “Mad how offside goals count in the FA Cup because of no VAR. Tammy Abraham is like a yard offside.”
A third chimed in: “You can hate VAR but Newcastle have been robbed lol.”
A fourth noted: “Tammy Abraham was so clearly offside.”
And another frustrated fan simply commented: “Bring back VAR.”
More decisions went against Newcastle later in the first half – leaving Magpies chief Eddie Howe and his players fuming.
Ref Chris Kavanagh waved away appeals for a penalty when Lewis Hall went down.
And Lucas Digne was fortunate to escape with only a yellow card when he caught Jacob Murphy with a dangerous challenge.
The controversial calls put Newcastle on the back foot as they looked to build on .
Bagging all three points in North London allowed the Magpies to notch their first victory since seeing off PSV Eindhoven last month.
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