Replays of the incident additionally confirmed Silva backing in and nudging his Portugal worldwide team-mate Sa because the nook got here in.
The aim was initially dominated out for offside, however a participant can’t be offside from a nook.
By the point Stones related with the ball, Silva had moved away from Sa and deemed to not be impacting the keeper’s imaginative and prescient or means to get to the ball.
It may, nevertheless, be argued Silva ought to have been penalised for a foul on the goalkeeper.
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil didn’t consult with that particular incident when discussing the choice, as a substitute claiming the unique name for offside in opposition to Silva ought to have stood.
“I’m making an attempt to stay calm,” he mentioned on Sky Sports activities. “I’ve been concerned in a number of of these and never had many go in our favour so was anticipating that consequence.
“There may be some gray space that may go both method and as soon as it was like that I wasn’t assured it will go our method.”
Former Manchester Metropolis and Aston Villa defender Micah Richards added on Sky Sports activities: “I want to see a aim be given for this as a result of I do not suppose there’s an excessive amount of contact.
“However the truth of the matter is that he [Silva] remains to be within the keeper’s method so it has affected the play in my view. You need consistency as typically you see these given and typically not.
“There is a slight nudge that places the keeper off steadiness so he is not set, so I can perceive why Wolves will really feel aggrieved at this specific second.”
Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge additionally mentioned on Sky Sports activities: “Bernardo has performed it completely as a result of he is timed it. Because the header has gone into the again of the web, he is off the keeper. It is like, ‘I’ve accomplished my job however I’ve not impacted it’.
“For me, I do consider he has affected the keeper barely. It is the timing of the header.”