“There was absolutely no contact made, It’s not a foul, The referee is in the best position ever, He sees it but for some reason there’s a decision made out of nothing”- Vincent Kompany blasts referee Thomas Bramall for costly decision that influenced Burnley’s draw to Wolves
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Vincent Kompany had no complaints with Burnley’s performance despite his side being held to a frustrating draw to Wolves.
After taking the lead through Jacob Bruun Larsen, the Clarets were pegged back with the last kick of the first-half.
Burnley got into some good attacking positions but lacked quality in the vital moments, leaving them to settle for a 1-1 draw that sees the gap to safety stretch to six points.
“In every sense we played how we were supposed to approach this game,” Kompany said.
“We were aggressive, we were on the front foot, we managed to handle the ball in such a way that we created chances from it, so I think on every level it was a good performance.
“I’ll take the point and go again, that’s it.”
Kompany was however left frustrated with the officiating for the second game running, after Wolves’ equaliser came from a very dubious free-kick. Dara O’Shea was harshly penalised for an apparent foul on eventual goalscorer Rayan Ait-Nouri, despite appearing to make no contact.
‘Don’t get me on referees again!’ Kompany said after the game.
‘But if we have to, of course, it was an issue. If you do a pirouette and you fall on your own, absolutely no contact made, then it’s just not a foul, I think we can all agree on this.’
“But then as well the referee is in the best position ever. He sees it, I can see it from three times as far as he is and for some reason there’s a decision made out of nothing.
“Then I will look at my own team and how we defended a set play, that’s always the case. But yeah, it’s a repeat and it doesn’t make it any easier.”
Burnley have collected six points from their last four games, but are still six points from safety after Nottingham Forest beat Fulham and Everton picked up a valuable point at Newcastle on Tuesday.
