A new angle has provided conclusive evidence on whether Neco Williams handled the ball for Nottingham Forest’s disallowed goal in their 0-0 draw against Tottenham.
The debate regarding the disallowed Williams goal has raged on over the past two days after VAR ruled that the Forest star had handled the ball as Sandro Tonali was looking to clear it on the goal line.
Williams and his head coach, Oliver Glasner, have both blasted VAR for chopping the goal off, and others have agreed with their sentiment that the handball was not clear and obvious.
This includes former PMGOL referee Keith Hackett, who suggested that there was not sufficient evidence for the goal to be ruled out, but new evidence has now come to light.
New angle proves Neco Williams handled the ball against Tottenham
Sky Sports have now shown a new angle of the incident, which clearly shows that the ball made contact with Williams’ arm as he stooped in to head the ball into the back of the Spurs net.
The ‘tactical angle’ shows that the final contact came from the Forest star’s arm, proving beyond doubt that VAR arrived at the right decision.
However, interestingly, this ‘tactical angle’ was reportedly not available to the VAR in charge of the clash at the City Ground, Peter Bankes.
Watch the new angle below:
Nottingham Forest can have no complaints about the handball
While the angles available to VAR may not have proven beyond doubt that it did hit Williams’ arm, they were enough to show that there was a high likelihood that it did so.
The images and the new angles we have got since the game have proven beyond doubt that Williams did handle the ball.
It is now clear that Bankes reached the right decision, and one would hope that this new evidence puts an end to pundits and media figures questioning the legitimacy of the decision.