Premier League make announcement amid ‘ridiculous’ Burnley vs Bournemouth scenes
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Credit: Imago Sat 28 February 2026 18:00, UK Brentford and Burnley played out one of the craziest Premier League games of all time on Saturday.The Bees went 3-0 up after 34 minutes at Turf Moor before the hosts got back level just 26 minutes later when Zian Flemming made it 3-3.Mikkel Damsgaard grabbed his second of the day in what went on to be a 93rd-minute winner, but it wasn’t without its controversy.Burnley stalwart Ashley Barnes looked to have made it 4-4 before the full-time whistle, but his strike was controversially ruled out for handball by VAR.The Premier League have since released a statement via X to clarify the situation, which read: “After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of a goal to Burnley.”#BURBRE – 90+8’ VAR OVERTURNAfter VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of goal to Burnley. Referee announcement: “After review, Burnley 35 accidentally handles the ball.
That leads to a direct goal. My final decision will be defensive free-kick to…— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) February 28, 2026 View Tweet Read more: This is why Caoimhin Kelleher missed the Brentford win at Burnley MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Ashley Barnes goal ruled out for handball vs BrentfordBBC Radio 5 Live commentator Maz Farookhi described the game as “ridiculous”, and there aren’t many better words that come to mind.It looked like it was going to be a routine win for Brentford when Kevin Schade gave his side a three-goal advantage.Things couldn’t have been more different in the end as it took a lengthy VAR check to ensure that Keith Andrews’ side secured all three points.They were forced to wait before getting the news they wanted as referee Sam Barrott sent Turf Moor into a spiral of rage.Boos rang around as the match official spoke out after he said: “After review, Burnley 35 accidentally handles the ball.
That leads to a direct goal. My final decision will be defensive free-kick to Brentford.”The Clarets faithful may be fuming with the call, but with the rules being what they are, any touch of the arm was enough to chalk the goal off.Read more: Keith Wyness has dropped a Sean Dyche to Burnley verdictJaidon Anthony also had Burnley goal ruled out at Turf MoorThe frustrations were amplified for Parker and Co. as VAR had already stepped in to rule out an earlier strike against the Bees.Jaidon Anthony thought he had put his side 4-3 in front with 79 minutes on the clock, but it wasn’t to be as he was found to be in an offside position.The Premier League released another statement on that matter, reading: “VAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Anthony was in an offside position in the build-up and recommended that the goal was disallowed.”#BURBRE – 79’ VAR OVERTURNVAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Anthony was in an offside position in the build-up and recommended that the goal was disallowed. pic.twitter.com/NVgaFVg6BF— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) February 28, 2026 View Tweet That won’t be any help to Burnley, who can feel frustrated by the decisions, but they were ultimately correct.