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Burnley vs Barnsley. The FA Cup Third Round.

Turf MoorAttendance11,053.

Burnley 1

  • C Wood (92nd minute pen)

Barnsley 0

    Burnley 1-0 Barnsley: Chris Wood's injury-time penalty the difference after odd VAR intervention

    Chris Wood during the FA Cup Third Round match between Burnley and Barnsley at Turf Moor on January 5, 2019 in Burnley, United Kingdom.
    Image: Chris Wood celebrates his injury-time penalty-kick winner

    Burnley overcame a bizarre VAR intervention to beat Barnsley with an injury-time Chris Wood penalty in their FA Cup third-round tie.

    Sean Dyche's side were awarded a spot-kick in the first half when Matej Vydra was hauled down by Dimitri Cavare. However, just as the striker was beginning his run-up to take the penalty referee Simon Hooper blew his whistle and signalled that VAR had adjudged Vydra to have been offside in the build-up.

    There was no interruption in second-half stoppage time, though, when Wood (90+2) slotted in from the spot after Vydra had been fouled by Liam Lindsay.

    Referee Simon Hooper interrupts Vydra's penalty kick to  signal the VAR had spotted an offside
    Image: Referee Simon Hooper interrupts Matej Vydra's penalty-kick to signal the VAR had spotted an offside

    That was a cruel blow for League One high-flyers Barnsley, who had looked to have battled their way to a replay with their Premier League hosts and had two chances to take the lead just before half-time through Cauley Woodrow.

    In a game of few openings, Burnley had the better of the second half, with Sam Vokes heading over the bar and Vydra sending a volley and then a header wide.

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    But it wasn't until injury-time that Burnley finally made the breakthrough with the help of Lindsay's desperate lunge at Vydra. Wood's cool penalty means they'll be in Monday night's fourth-round draw.

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