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West Brom: Fans fume over ‘woeful’ refereeing disallows late winner

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West Brom were denied a stoppage-time winner at the weekend as a contentious offside ruling disallowed Callum Robinson’s late goal.

West Brom failed to maintain their six-point lead at the top of the Championship as they could only muster a point this past Saturday at home to play-off hopefuls Nottingham Forest, who currently sit in fifth place in the Championship table. Meanwhile, their main title rivals Leeds picked up an important three points versus Bristol City.

The Baggies stretched their lead over second-placed Leeds United to six points last Wednesday as they beat Reading a day after Leeds dropped points away to Brentford. However, this weekend, West Brom’s lead was cut back to four points. 

The home side had a 2-1 lead going into stoppage time, however, a 91st-minute Matthew Cash goal delivered a late blow to the elated West Brom faithful. The late drama didn’t stop there as West Brom’s Callum Robinson subsequently put the ball over the line once more for the hosts before the game was finished. However, that final goal was subsequently ruled out due to a controversial offside ruling. 

Should West Brom's late winner have counted?

YES, WEST BROM WERE HARD DONE BY A POOR REFEREEING DECISION

YES, WEST BROM WERE HARD DONE BY A POOR REFEREEING DECISION

NO, THE REFEREEING WAS SPOT ON, THE GOAL WAS CORRECTLY DISALLOWED

NO, THE REFEREEING WAS SPOT ON, THE GOAL WAS CORRECTLY DISALLOWED

Some West Brom fans were displeased and vented their frustration regarding the controversial disallowed goal on social media following Saturday’s game. Read some of the unhappy replies of some West Brom fans to Saturday’s contentious refereeing decision in the tweets below.

What do we think?

Though Robinson’s last-gasp winner may not have struck offside offender Kyle Bartley until the ball was ‘over the line’, it’s very much arguable that Bartley’s positioning impeded the Nottingham Forest defender Tobias Figueiredo, ultimately resulting in the offside call being made. 

According to the FA, “a player moving from, or standing in, an offside position is in the way of an opponent and interferes with the movement of the opponent towards the ball this is an offside offence if it impacts on the ability of the opponent to play or challenge for the ball.” By this definition, it may be fair to claim that West Brom’s winner was rightfully ruled out for offside.

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