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VAR controversially disallows Aston Villa's opener against Bournemouth - as the Premier League claim 'factual evidence' proves the decision was correct

Aston Villa were left outraged by the decision to disallow their goal against Bournemouth after the ball was ruled to have gone out of play in the build up.

Unai Emery's men thought they'd taken the lead in the 30th minute when John McGinn fired into the roof of the net from close range. But a subsequent VAR review chalked off the effort after the ball was ruled to have gone out of play in the build-up.

Images of the incident showed the call was incredibly tight. Former Premier League referee Mike Dean, having initially believed the ball had stayed in play, conceded that it was too close to call.