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Robert Warlow

Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford delivers one-word verdict on VAR decision vs Crystal Palace

Former Crystal Palace loanee Patrick Bamford has described the decision to disallow his goal against the Eagles as "ridiculous."

The Leeds United striker had a goal disallowed at Selhurst Park on his return to south London, where he spent a short loan spell back in 2015, making nine appearances for Palace.

Bamford thought he had equalised in the first half of the contest after dinking the ball over Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, only for the goal to be ruled out following a VAR review.

The striker's arm was adjudged to be beyond the last defender as he pointed to a team-mate for where to put the ball, although his feet and the rest of his body were onside.

Even some Palace fans suggested that the decision to disallow the goal was wrong, and Bamford spoke out about it after the game, which Leeds lost 4-1.

“I’ve seen the photo after the game. My feet and the lower half of my body were actually behind, or in front of the defenders depending on which way you are looking at it," he said, speaking to the BBC.

“But I was clearly onside, so to be given offside for pointing where you want the ball with a part of your body you can’t score with, it makes no sense.

“Obviously I don’t want to slag it off too much, but it doesn’t make any sense to the viewers, the players, the officials, so how can it make any sense to anyone really? It is just ridiculous."

Palace ran out convincing winners in the end, with Scott Dann, Ebere Eze and Jordan Ayew all on target, with the Eagles' third going down as an own goal.

Bamford did score Leeds' only goal of the game.

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