VAR weekend blowups
VAR cost Nottingham Forest a second‑half Dan Ndoye goal — the game finished 0‑0 and that point nudged Forest out of the relegation zone on the day.[](https://theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/15/nottingham-forest-fulham-premier-league-match-report) Manchester United’s match also boiled over after a VAR review allowed a goal despite Amadou Onana being in an offside position; the league said Onana didn’t ‘interfere with play’, but fans stayed furious.[](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-aston-villa-var-33596253)
Dan Ndoye’s volley was chalked off in the 63rd minute for offside fotmob.com, a decision confirmed by broadcast replays and match reports from Sky Sports that showed the goal review overturned the on-field celebration. skysports.com That single point from the 0-0 draw lifted Nottingham Forest above the relegation places on goal difference, taking them to 29 points in the table after the weekend’s results, according to the ESPN match summary. espn.com Ndoye had been introduced at half-time and struck the effort after coming off the bench in the 46th minute, a fact noted in FotMob’s event timeline and in post-match coverage of Vítor Pereira’s fourth league game without a win. fotmob.com skysports.com At Old Trafford, Ross Barkley’s equaliser was allowed to stand after a lengthy VAR check despite Amadou Onana being in an offside position at the moment of the shot, with live match logs recording the goal in the second half. en.as.com The Premier League’s Match Centre explained on X that Onana “was in an offside position but was not deemed to be in the goalkeeper’s line of vision and there was no conclusive evidence he touched the ball,” a ruling repeated by multiple outlets covering the decision. astonvillanews.co.uk livemint.com The allowed goal sparked fury among Manchester United supporters and pundits, prompting former referee Mark Clattenburg to publicly dissect the call while United still secured a 3-1 win that moved them three points clear of Aston Villa in the top-four race, per Sky Sports’ post-match analysis. unitedinfocus.com skysports.com
