Wolves took a huge step towards Premier League survival after getting a leg-up from an old enemy.
No team has more of an axe to grind with VAR than Wolves, whose fans refuse to say the acronym without a four-letter word beginning with ‘f’ preceding it.
And when referee Michael Salisbury stopped play for what looked a firm but fair tackle by Bournemouth’s Illia Zabarnyi, the travelling fans here at the Vitality Stadium were quick to sing their favourite chant.
But those jeers turned to cheers when Salisbury visited his pitchside monitor, saw that Zabarnyi had caught Rayan Ait-Nouri above his ankle, and dished out a red card that sent high-flying Bournemouth careering back down to earth.