Alan Shearer did not beat around the bush (Photo: Match of the Day/Getty)

Alan Shearer has blamed the Premier League referee for a series of controversial decisions made during Saturday’s match.

Notably, West Ham denied a late equalizer against Chelsea after VAR ruled that Eduardo Mendy had cleared Maxwell Cornette’s goal.

“Minimum intervention, maximum benefit” was what we were told when VAR was introduced, Scheer said on Match of the Day.

“Bad decision, or at least another half hour. [referring to the controversy around Newcastle’s draw with Crystal Palace].

“They should have told the VAR officials to go away.

“Guard [Mendy] He collapsed when he realized that he had wreaked havoc. [Jarrod] Bowen just moves on top of him and doesn’t interfere with play.

“We saw Michael Oliver commit to his decision when he went to Monitor [to review a penalty incident in Bournemouth’s win over Nottingham Forest]Why not [Madley] Will you stick to your decisions?

“This is an absolutely horrible and shameful decision.”

Newcastle were also ruled out after Joe Wheelock fouled Vicente Guaita in a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

Newcastle legend Shearer was furious, adding:

“The referee, Michael Salisbury, really got it right and scored the goal.

“They tell it to go to the screen, but it doesn’t show all the angles, it misses the brightest ones. She did not have the help of VAR.

“As I say, VAR is not about who runs it.”

In Saturday’s other scandal, referee Simon Hooper and his assistant referees threatened Aston Villa’s potential against Manchester City after it was revealed that the culprit, Philippe Coutinho, was actually in his place by overestimating the number of calls from outside. of play to deny a winning goal.

Meanwhile, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk was probably lucky not to be sent off for a serious foul on Amadou Onana in the Merseyside derby.

“Today, players and coaches from various football clubs are humiliated by such decisions,” Scheer added.

It was a terrible day. You work hard and get nervous all week to put into practice what you learned on the driving range. This is incorrect.

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