Chris Wilder accuses Jonjo Shelvey of 'acting' after VAR goal | OneFootball

Jonjo Shelvey’s extremely controversial goal sealed Newcastle’s victory over Sheffield United and Blades boss Chris Wilder was not happy about it.

Shelvey kept going long after the linesman lifted his flag to judge Andy Carroll offside on his flick-on, however, the referee did not blow his whistle and allowed play to continue.

Despite virtually everyone else on the pitch having stopped playing, VAR judged it to be a good goal, giving the Magpies all three points, and Wilder believes even Shelvey thought play would be called back for offside.

“Jonjo is an unbelievably good actor if he’s telling me that he knew,” Wilder said.

“He strolled up to that ball and thought ‘I’ll take a little bit of a chance. I’ll just roll it in and see what happens’.

“It [VAR] is consistently inconsistent. That’s what it is, it’s still subjective.

“It’s every pre-match, every post-match. It’s on the box every morning.

“(Former referee) Dermot Gallagher must be getting a right few bob! He’s getting work (on Sky Sports), so he possibly needs a holiday.

“My comments after the game, that’s the frustration on the night, and the overall situation regarding VAR as well.

“It wasn’t just condensed into that one decision. You looked at the reaction of the players.

“I went through all the spiel of my career from 14 and 16 and bored everybody to bits.

“But these boys have played football from a young age and all of a sudden it’s changed for them, and it’s changed for the supporters. You just saw the reaction of everybody.”

Newcastle host Southampton on Sunday.