The Premier League has announced that Brentford’s second goal during their 4-3 victory over the Blues at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday has been officially credited to Yoane Wissa and does not go down as a Harry Clarke own goal.
The Town full-back, who later conceded a penalty and was then subsequently red-carded, both debatable decisions, inadvertently bundled the ball over the line as he sought to clear with most sources initially putting it down as an own goal.
However, Brentford appealed and the Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Appeals Panel reviewed the incident and awarded it to Wissa, taking his total to five for the season. An assist has been awarded to Mikkel Damsgaard.
Clarke, who was making his full Premier League debut, now no longer has the dubious honour of being the second player to score an own goal, concede a penalty and be sent off in the same Premier League game.
The 23-year-old will be suspended for Saturday’s home game against Leicester following the dismissal.
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