A disallowed goal in AFC Bournemouth’s FA Cup triumph over Wolves looks set to go down as the longest-ever VAR check in English football history. More than seven minutes passed from the goal being sent to VAR and the eventual decision as the FA Cup’s trialling of semi-automated offsides got off to a shocking start,

Wolves travel to Bournemouth this weekend looking to take a break from their relegation battle with a chance to land a place in the last eight of the FA Cup. The Molineux men won 1-0 at Bournemouth in their recent Premier League meeting in February, but lost heavily at home last November.

Bournemouth progressed through to the FA Cup quarter-finals for only the third time in their history after a rollercoaster 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Wolves. The fifth-round tie at Vitality Stadium was full of drama with Evanilson’s 30th-minute opener followed by VAR controversy as Milos Kerkez had a second ruled out for offside after an eight-minute check.