Premier League Match Centre issue statement as Aston Villa denied crucial goal at Man Utd

The Premier League have explained the decision to controversially deny a goal against , as they . Morgan Rogers was deemed to have fouled goalkeeper Altay Bayindir in the build up which saw official Thomas Bramall blow his whistle.

Replays appeared to show that Bayindir had failed to collect the ball securely in his hands however, with Rogers simply taking advantage of a loose ball. The referee had immediately sounded the whistle however, before Rogers was able to find the net, meaning .

Match Centre said: "The referee’s call was a free kick to Manchester United with Bayindir deemed to be in control of the ball before Rogers gained possession. The whistle was blown by the referee before the ball entered the goal, therefore the incident was not reviewable by the VAR."

Ellen White was in disbelief at how events unfolded. On Final Score she said: "If the ref has blown his whistle then VAR can't get involved. Why not let the play carry on like the linesmen do for offside?"

, with a goal at that stage set to put them in a strong position in the race for Champions League qualification. The Midlands side were unable to bounce back from the disappointment however.

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Villa's woes were compounded as United quickly went up the end and took the lead. Amad headed from a cross as Villa slipped into sixth place and out of contention.

Christian Eriksen scored from the spot to double United's lead. Ian Maatsen fouled Amad inside the area to spark sarcastic clapping from as the referee pointed to the spot for Eriksen to convert.

Emery's side had earlier went down to 10 men to suffer a blow to their Champions League chances. Emi Martinez, 32, and took out United striker well outside of his area.

The Argentina international was quickly shown a red card. The Premier League's Match Centre account on X soon posted: "The referee's call of red card to Martinez for denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity (DOGSO) was checked and confirmed by ."

Aston Villa's defeat saw them consigned to sixth place in the division after earned victory over to secure their place in Europe's top competition. Villa's failue also meant took the fifth qualifying spot on goal difference, after they fell to a home defeat against on the final day.

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