Wolves chief questions VAR; O'Neil slams 'scandalous' decision - ESPN

Wolves chairman Jeff Shi has questioned VAR's remit for decision-making, a day after his team were left fuming when a stoppage-time equaliser against West Ham was ruled out, with manager Gary O'Neil describing the call as «scandalous.»

The Midlands club thought they had made it 2-2 when Max Kilman headed in from a corner, but referee Tony Harrington was advised to check a monitor for an offside decision against Tawanda Chirewa who was in front of West Ham goalkeeper Łukasz Fabianski.

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While Chirewa was in an offside position, Kilman's header went into the opposite corner, with Wolves claiming that Fabianski had no chance of saving it anyway.

The 2-1 loss keeps Wolves in 11th place and saw seventh-placed West Ham move level on points with Manchester United.

In a statement in which he praised the efforts of his coach and team this season, the Wolves chairman said the standard of Premier League officiating means the «integrity of the competition» is at stake.

«Gary, our coaching team and all the players have done a fantastic job this season that we are all rightly very proud of, especially under the circumstances, with many controversial decisions from match officials affecting the outcome of our games,» he said.

«Despite a summer of change and four days of preparation for Gary and his staff, we surpassed last season's points with eight games to go. If it wasn't for a number of incorrect or contentious decisions we would be even further up the table.

»For the other challenges, such as injuries to key attacking players and squad depth, the club can always keep learning and progressing every season, but for the standard and consistency of refereeing, it's something out of