LONDON
\nWillian\u2019s 94th-minute spot kick, his second of the game, earned Fulham a dramatic 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Monday after a penalty-fuelled second half Wolves boss Gary O\u2019Neil said had turned him against VAR.
\nAlex Iwobi gave Fulham the lead after seven minutes with a delicate finish, turning Antonee Robinson\u2019s cut-back through Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa\u2019s legs from close range.
\nThe visitors drew level on 22 minutes after brilliant play by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who beat Robinson twice down the right before finding Matheus Cunha unmarked to nod home.
\nFulham regained the lead on 59 minutes through Willian\u2019s first penalty after a Nelson Semedo challenge on Tom Cairney was adjudged to be a foul, though there was minimal contact.
\nHwang Hee-chan was then bundled over by Fulham captain Tim Ream on the edge of the box and levelled again from the spot on 75 minutes for his seventh league goal of the season.
\nBut Joao Gomes\u2019 clumsy challenge on substitute Harry Wilson was given as a penalty by VAR late on, with Willian sending Sa the wrong way and Craven Cottage into raptures.
\nThe win, the hosts\u2019 first in five league games, moved Fulham up to 14th in the standings on 15 points. Wolves remained 12th on the same number of points.
\nWolves have been on the wrong side of VAR a number of times already this season and Wolves boss O\u2019Neil said Monday\u2019s game may have \u201cfinally turned me against VAR\u201d. \u201cWe should be able to talk about the game and not decisions but unfortunately we can\u2019t.\u201d O\u2019Neil said: \u201cI have always been for VAR but I think it is causing problems at the moment. I think VAR has cost us there\u2026. The fact that we have conceded two, for me VAR is not helping with subjective decisions. Maybe tonight has finally turned me against VAR.\u201d<\/p>\n
He told Sky Sports he had spoken to referee Michael Salisbury after the game and the official had admitted he should have been sent to the VAR monitor over Fulham\u2019s first penalty.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Neil also told reporters he was of the opinion that Ream should have received a second yellow after giving away a penalty and Fulham\u2019s Carlos Vinicius should have been sent off for a headbutt on Max Kilman.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can argue that two of them could go against us but all four go against us. It\u2019s a tough one for the lads, supporters and myself to take. We\u2019ve been here a lot this season. We didn\u2019t deserve that,\u201d O\u2019Neil said.<\/p>\n
Fulham boss Marco Silva told Sky Sports he believed the third and deciding spot kick was \u201ca clear penalty\u201d, though he added \u201cthe first for us and the one for them were a little more soft.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON Willian\u2019s 94th-minute spot kick, his second of the game, earned Fulham a dramatic 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Monday after a penalty-fuelled second half Wolves boss Gary O\u2019Neil said had turned him against VAR. Alex Iwobi gave Fulham the lead after seven minutes with a delicate finish, turning Antonee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-371255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n