Controversial VAR Decision Denies "Southampton" a Winning Goal Against "Brighton"

VAR disallowed "Southampton's" goal in a 1-1 match against "Brighton".

"Southampton" were controversially denied a winning goal by VAR as they drew 1-1 at "Brighton" in the Premier League on Friday night.

Joe Lumley stepped in for Alex McCarthy, who was benched after a lesser performance against "Liverpool" last week. First-choice goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale remains sidelined with a broken finger.

Kaoru Mitoma had a brilliant chance to score when Yukinari Sugawara lost the ball on the edge of the box. The Japanese winger took an early shot with Lumley out of position but hit the side netting.

Georginio Rutter struck the post with a wicked left-footed effort in the 16th minute. "Brighton" took the lead in the 29th minute when Mitoma met Tariq Lamptey's dangerous cross at the back post.

Flynn Downes smashed home a "Southampton" equaliser from a loose ball in the box just before the hour mark, netting his first Premier League goal. Cameron Archer thought he had given the Saints a surprise lead in the 67th minute, but Adam Armstrong was offside and deemed to have interfered with play from Ryan Fraser's cross.

Young winger Tyler Dibling showcased his incredible skill under pressure to break through "Brighton's" midfield before finding Fraser. What a talent. Saints' keeper Ramsdale was not pleased, posting on X at the time of the disallowed goal: 'You cannot be serious'.

The Premier League confirmed it was Armstrong offside for Archer’s goal. They posted on X: 'The referee’s call of no goal was checked and confirmed by the VAR as Armstrong was in an offside position and deemed to be impacting Verbruggen’s ability to play the ball.' Reaction coming soon...