The defending Premier League champions, Manchester City, defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 on Sunday to
record their sixth victory in as many games this season.
But there was debate concerning John Stones’ stunning goal in the 95th minute, which came from a corner that Phil
Foden headed in.
After a visual assistant referee (VAR) review, referee Chris Kavanagh reversed the original ruling that the goal was offside.
But was that the right decision?
Stones scored a header after Foden curled the ball in from a corner in the last seconds of stoppage time.
However, the linesman raised his flag to signal offside as the City players celebrated, and Bernardo Silva was in front
of Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa when the ball entered the net.
After reviewing the offside ruling, the VAR advised referee Kavanagh to examine the pitchside monitor.
Kavanagh gave the goal because replays showed Silva ducking and not being in Sa’s line of sight.
The Premier League’s match center posted on X, “Stones’ goal was disallowed on-field due to Bernardo Silva being in
an offside position and in the goalkeeper’s line of vision.”
“The VAR advised an on-field review after finding that Bernardo Silva wasn’t in the goalkeeper’s line of sight or
having any effect on him. The referee reversed his earlier ruling and gave the goal.”
The law governing offside states: “The attacking player is penalised for preventing an opponent from playing or
being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the goalkeeper’s line of vision.”
Stones, a defender for City, acknowledged his own uncertainty, saying, “I thought it had been chalked off.”
“There were a lot of people around the referee when I tried to talk to him. I think that’s the appropriate decision. I
will undoubtedly be biased, but in my opinion, this should stand.”
What about Silva’s nudge on Sa just before?
While John Stones is heading in, Bernardo Silva (20) can be seen ducking, but just prior to the corner
being delivered, he was seen shoving goalkeeper Jose Sa.
As the corner approached, Silva was seen on the incident’s replays supporting and nudging Sa, his
Portugal international teammate.
Stones made contact with the ball, but Silva had already moved away from Sa and was not seen to be
obstructing the keeper’s view or path to the ball.
However, one could argue that Silva ought to have been punished for his foul on the goalie.
When explaining the ruling, Wolves manager Gary O’Neil did not bring up that particular instance;
instead, he insisted that Silva’s initial offside call should have stood.
He said, “I’m trying to stay calm,” on Sky Sports. “I have participated in a number of those, and not all of them have
ended well for us.
On Sky Sports, former defender Micah Richards of Manchester City and Aston Villa continued, saying, “I think
there’s not too much contact, so I would want to see a goal granted for this.
“But the truth is that Silva is still obstructing the keeper, which has, in my opinion, interfered with the play. You seek
consistency because these are supplied to you sometimes and not at other times.
“There’s a slight nudge that puts the keeper off balance so he’s not set, so I can understand why Wolves will feel
aggrieved at this particular moment.”
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