Antonee Robinson has hit out at refereeing standards in the Premier League, after PGMOL acknowledged a VAR error during Chelsea vs Fulham.
Josh King's first-half strike was ruled out after referee Rob Jones was instructed by Michael Salisbury to review footage of Rodrigo Muniz's contact with Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up. The decision caused huge controversy, with Marco Silva labelling it "unbelievable", while Mike Dean described the call as "poor".
Writing on his Instagram story, Robinson wrote: "If they can check something for five minutes and still get it wrong, then what's actually the point?
"Standard of officiating has been shocking in the Prem for too long now."
Robinson came off the bench at Stamford Bridge as Fulham suffered a 2-0 loss.
Both the PGMOL and Premier League declined to comment when approached by Sky Sports News.
Salisbury stood down after error
Salisbury, the VAR at Stamford Bridge, was stood down from his involvement in Sunday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal following the incident.
Sky Sports News understands the decision during the Fulham game was not in line with the principle of 'referee's call', and did not meet the high bar required for intervention, which should only be for clear and obvious errors.
PGMOL chief Howard Webb contacted Fulham on Saturday, and a decision was taken then to replace Salisbury with John Brooks for Sunday's game at Anfield.
Fulham declined to comment after they were approached by Sky Sports News.
'Poor, poor call' - how managers and pundits reacted
"Unbelievable decision, unbelievable," said Fulham boss Marco Silva in his post-match press conference. "I am not in the best mood to [talk about it] but it was unbelievable how the goal was disallowed."
When asked if he had spoken to the referee after full-time about the decision to disallow the goal, Silva added: "No, I did not speak with him. I spoke with him at half-time to try to understand why the goal was disallowed.
"I would love to explain many things. The first goal - eight minutes extra time. After the first corner it was already nine minutes. It is time to stop the game. That is the rules.
"I asked the referee and he said because we lost time. But I checked the eight minutes. The game didn't stop.
"It's very difficult. I make mistakes, the referee makes mistakes, but when it is black or white, we cannot see something that is not there."
Speaking on Soccer Saturday, former Premier League referee Mike Dean questioned the intervention of VAR.
"I do not think it is a foul, it should stand. I do not know where else the attacker can put his foot. He has taken a long time over this Rob [Jones].
"Rob has been sucked in by the VAR [Michael Salisbury], he has just landed on his foot, which can only go in one place, it is a poor, poor call.
"The VAR should just stay out of it, it is not clear and obvious error, but he did not have the nerve to stick with the on-field decision, he panicked, it is just not a foul at all. I do not know anybody who would say that was a foul."
However, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said it was "clear" that Muniz fouled Chalobah in the build-up to King's disallowed goal, with the penalty also the correct decision in his view.
Speaking in his press conference after the game, Maresca said: "I review both actions. From my point of view, their player kicked our player and then the second one, it is handball.
"It is quite clear that it is a foul. I am very happy in general, today I was not happy after the first half. We didn't play on the ball and were not good enough in duels."
Muniz own goal stands against Man Utd
Fulham were on the receiving end of a controversial refereeing call last weekend, too.
Calvin Bassey said referee Chris Kavanagh would be "disappointed" after watching back his decision to allow Manchester United's opening goal to stand as the Cottagers drew 1-1 with the Red Devils.
Leny Yoro appeared to have his hands on Bassey's back as he beat the defender in an aerial duel to head the ball and force a Rodrigo Muniz own goal. On commentary, Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville said Yoro was "lucky to get away with that."
The incident came after Bassey had been punished in the first half for throwing Mason Mount to the floor at a corner while Man Utd's Luke Shaw bundled over Muniz in the same moment.
The game was stopped one minute and 23 seconds later when the VAR Darren England instructed referee Kavanagh to review the incident, and he awarded a penalty.
A weekend of VAR controversy
The Fulham-Chelsea incident wasn't the only VAR controversy this weekend. During Manchester United's late 3-2 victory over Burnley, VAR was under fire from Clarets boss Scott Parker, who suggested the technology was making the game "sterile".
United were awarded a late penalty, which Bruno Fernandes converted after Jaidon Anthony was adjudged to be pulling Amad's shirt as he entered the penalty area.
Referee Sam Barrott initially awarded a free-kick on the edge of the Burnley penalty area but was then told to review the decision by VAR Stuart Atwell.
After a three-minute check, Barrott awarded a penalty for a "sustained pulling action" from Anthony on Amad.
United were denied a penalty in a similar scenario earlier in the game when Kyle Walker brought down Mason Mount in the box. On that occasion, Barrott awarded a penalty but reversed the decision after a five-minute VAR check.
During the review, ex-referee Mike Dean speaking on Soccer Saturday, said: "The initial contact was outside and then he's fallen inside. I don't know if they're looking at a foul the other way or something. I don't know why they're taking so long."
