Wolves fans display anti-VAR banners at Arsenal after Gary O'Neil claimed wrong decisions by referees have cost his side SEVEN POINTS this season following Fulham defeat

Wolves fans brought a banner with a pointed anti-VAR message to the Emirates ahead of their Premier League tie with Arsenal, after another match where Gary O'Neil's side found themselves on the wrong side of a contentious officiating call. 

During their last league run-out against Fulham, Wolves fell at the last after Willian scored an added-time penalty to end things at Craven Cottage 3-2. 

But O’Neil later revealed that in a lengthy post-match meeting in the referee’s room, referee Michael Salisbury admitted that he made a mistake for the first Fulham penalty, which was given after Nelson Semedo caught Tom Cairney on the edge of the box.

Later on, O'Neil was told that Fulham’s Tim Ream and Carlos Vinicius should have been sent off for separate incidents.

According to the Premier League’s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel, Wolves had already been incorrectly on the wrong end of key refereeing and VAR decisions against Manchester United, Newcastle and Sheffield United. 

And in the wake of O'Neil's suggestion that Wolves could have lost an eyebrow-raising seven points to poor officiating, fans took the matter into their own hands to share their discontent with VAR.  

A banner branded with the VAR logo spotted in the away stands read: 'The fan's decision - "It's not football anymore".' 

In the aftermath of the revelation that Wolves had once again been the victim of refereeing mistakes, O'Neil cut a world-weary figure. 

'Behaving respectfully (and not harrassing referees about on-pitch calls) has probably cost us,' O'Neil said. 

'We're probably seven points down on PGMOL reviews. The difference between 22 points and 15 points for the thousands of supporters who follow this team around the country is huge.

'The difference between 22 and 15 on my reputation when you're trying to build at a big club is irreparable. 

'You can send me flowers. You can ring me. You can do what you want but we should be on 22 points instead of 15,' O'Neil added. 

But whilst O'Neil has suggested his side are cautious when it comes to speaking out on referee calls, the behaviour hasn't extended to everyone at the club. 

Wolves' sporting director Matt Hobbs was handed a one-match ban from the FA for calling referee Anthony Taylor 'absolutely f***ing useless as usual' in the tunnel following their 2-2 draw with Newcastle. 

Hobbs was then allegedly summoned to Taylor's dressing room, where the referee told him his words were unacceptable.

Then after being informed that he would be reported for his comments, Hobbs is claimed to have said: 'We look forward to your apology again,' before walking out.

The FA have charged Hobbs with a breach of Rule E3.1, which punishes comments 'about match officials which imply bias, attack the officials' integrity or which are personally offensive in nature'.

In addition to his stadium ban, Hobbs has also been slapped with a £4,000 fine.

O'Neil had previously called Taylor's decision to award Newcastle a penalty against the Molineux side 'scandalous', and the referee was later stood down by the PGMOL for the following matchday. 

Instead, Taylor oversaw his first Championship tie since 2019 between Preston North End and Coventry City - but was unable to enjoy a weekend without controversy.