VAR strikes again with Crystal Palace denied goal in Southampton draw as Wilfried Zaha is flagged for ludicrously tight offside call

VAR was the topic of MORE controversy on Saturday as Crystal Palace ahead Max Meyer had a purpose dominated out after Wilfried Zaha was adjudged offside by the barest of margins.

Throughout the first half of the draw with Southampton at St Mary’s, the Eagles thought that they had taken the lead when Meyer tapped house after being arrange by Zaha.

Unsurprisingly, Eagles followers and gamers started to have a good time after what they thought was a wonderfully good and authorized purpose.

However as with many targets this season, their celebrations have been minimize brief when VAR gave the choice in favour of the hosts.

Replays confirmed that of Zaha’s arm was millimetres forward of Southampton defender Jack Stephens.

The call had Southampton supporters breathing a huge sigh of relief, but it left infuriated Palace supporters – as well as neutral fans – furious by the decision.

And it was not the first instance of VAR declaring a goal offside by a small margin in Saturday’s Premier League motion.

Earlier within the day, Brighton’s Dan Burn had his first goal for the membership dominated out by the expertise for a equally tight determination.

Fortuitously for the Seagulls it didn’t matter, as two superb targets from Alireza Jahanbakhsh after which Aaron Mooy sealed a 2-Zero victory over Bournemouth.