Richarlison opened the scoring just minutes into the Premier League match at Selhurst Park, but the Brazilian’s shot was ruled out due to VAR intervention.
The Premier League match center has explained why Tottenham’s goal against Crystal Palace was ruled out for chalk for offside. Richarlison thought he had scored from close range after receiving Pedro Polo’s cross at Selhurst Park, but his shot was disallowed.
In Spurs’ first attack, the Brazilian believed he had scored two goals in as many matches when he sent the ball past Dean Henderson. However, replays revealed Lukas Bergvall was offside during the build-up and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) overturned the decision.
Bergvall received the ball in an offside position and passed it to Polo. It initially appeared that Richarlison was slightly leading the play, but replays confirmed that Richarlison was onside.
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Match Center revealed on X (formerly Twitter) why the goal was overturned. They said: “VAR checked the referee’s decision on the goal and found that Bergvall was in an offside position in the build-up and recommended that the goal be set aside.”
The canceled goal was the first chance of the match and both teams found it difficult to create chances. After Richarlison’s goal was ruled out, Palace began to assert themselves and Jean-Philippe Mateta came close to scoring with a right-footed shot, Football London reported.
Fortunately, Tottenham got the break earlier in south London thanks to Archie Gray’s goal. Spurs took the lead when the midfielder headed home from a corner kick following good play from Kolo Randall Muani and Richarlison.
Spurs entered the match in London in 14th place in the Premier League after suffering a disappointing loss to Liverpool in their last match. Despite this, Thomas Frank insisted he was not deprived of sleep over his team’s slow start.
“The good thing is, I’ve always been a good sleeper, so I think that helps!” he joked. “But, of course, there are times when you feel like thinking is just below you. We all experience that at work sometimes.
“They’re in it for a long time because there’s a lot to iron out. We want to be successful and we want to be consistent. There are all the little things we want to improve on. It’s completely open and transparent.”
“I think it’s also clear that we’re looking for a team that’s very consistent and competitive every week. When we have a little setback and we don’t get the right response, we try something new or we stick with it.”
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