Maksym Talovierov powerfully nodded in the leading goal for the bottom team in the second division. Would the club be able to take another scalp from the Premier League after the victories against Brentford and Liverpool?
It was asking for too much. In added time in the first half, Nico O'Reilly equalized. The same man then made it 2–1 before Kevin De Bruyne sent in the final score of 3–1.
The meeting between Bournemouth and Wolverhampton was drawn out for various reasons.
The VAR referee needed to study replay images in slow motion and from several different angles before concluding that Dean Huijsen was offside when he pushed in what he thought was a 2–0 goal.
The time taken? Seven minutes. And that despite the use of the semi-automated offside system being tested in the tournament. According to BBC, the whole thing was complicated by the need to manually review a suspected handball as well.
Supporters from both clubs sang the chant "It's not football anymore" during the game break.
The decision gave Wolverhampton a lifeline, which was taken. Matheus Cunha equalized to 1–1 after the break. The match went to a goalless extension. It wasn't until after penalties that Bournemouth advanced to the quarterfinals.
