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Controversy: VAR denies Bournemouth late goal in dreary draw with Spurs

Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - July 9, 2020. Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho with his players during a drinks break, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). [Neil Hall/Pool via REUTERS]

Relegation-threatened Bournemouth had a late goal disallowed by VAR as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday.

Callum Wilson thought he had grabbed a crucial win in Bournemouth's desperate battle to avoid the drop but his overhead kick was chalked off for handball after the ball hit the arm of Josh King on the way into the net.

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