In his 5-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday, Fulham manager Marco Silva blasted the referees for allowing the second goal, and Erling Haaland said that he would have been “furious” as well.
In what had been a hotly contested Premier League game, Manuel Akanji’s offside header bounced past him and into the net to give City the lead again shortly before halftime. But, referee Michael Oliver and VAR Tony Harrington determined that Akanji had not interfered with play.
At Etihad Stadium, Fulham lost steam in the second half, although Silva seemed to think Ake’s goal was the game-changer.
Silva commented:
“Everyone that plays football and has some knowledge of the game would be 100% sure [the VAR] has to disallow the goal,” he said. The more times you see that, the more you know it has to be disallowed.
The player pulled away from the line of the ball and into the direction of goal. It is a clear offside. It is impossible for the VAR not to see it.”
Fulham performance and stats
Fulham is currently 13th in the Premier League with 4 points.
In the last 4 games, it has won once, drawn twice, and lost once. In its last match, Fulham lost 5-1 against Manchester City.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 4 goals and conceding 10.
Fulham will play the next match in Premier League against Luton Town on Saturday 16th of September in London.