MARK CLATTENBURG: Chris Kavanagh made the correct decision in allowing John Stones' late winner for Man City against Wolves to stand
- Chris Kavanagh was correct to allow John Stones' goal for Man City to stand
- Bernardo Silva was not blocking Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa's line of vision
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Chris Kavanagh was completely correct in making sure the winner stood.
Yes, Bernardo Silva was in an offside position when John Stones crashed his header beyond Jose Sa, but there’s more to it.
You have to pose yourself the same questions Kavanagh will have asked himself at the pitchside monitor.
Chris Kavanagh was completely correct in making sure that John Stones' winner stood
Kavanagh was right to decide that Bernardo Silva was not blocking Jose Sa's line of vision
Silva didn't impact Sa's ability to play the ball at the moment that Stones made contact
Firstly, was Silva blocking Sa’s line of vision? The answer is no, because when you see the freeze frame, he’s dived out of the way to make sure of that. Secondly, does Silva impact Sa’s ability to play the ball at the precise moment that Stones makes contact?
Again, the answer is no, as the header goes straight through the goalkeeper. It was telling that there were no protests from Sa or any Wolves players.
It was only once Gary O’Neil and his coaching staff had watched the replay that they hoped to find a reason — any reason — to get the goal disallowed.
