Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo launches astonishing rant at Lee Mason and says he is not match to ref in Premier League

FURIOUS Nuno Espirito Santo confronted referee Lee Mason and instructed him he doesn’t need to see him wherever close to a Wolves sport ever once more.

Molineux chief Nuno mentioned this was not the primary time he had taken challenge with Mason’s officiating and claimed the Bolton ref “doesn’t have the standard” to deal with top-flight video games.

Nuno Espirito Santo launched a blistering assault on Lee Mason after Wolves’ 2-1 defeat to BurnleyCredit score: Getty

Nuno claimed Lee Mason is not match to referee within the Premier LeagueCredit score: EPA

The Portuguese boss fumed: “I simply don’t need to see him any extra, I instructed him I hope he doesn’t whistle a sport of ours once more.

“The referee didn’t have the standard for a Premier League sport, this can be a drawback we all know we had with Lee Mason earlier than.

“He can’t management the gamers, the gamers are consistently arguing. The opposite referees let the sport circulate.

“It’s not in regards to the essential mistake or selections, it’s how he handles the sport. The gamers get nervous, he whistles from the noises from the gamers.

“We’re speaking about the most effective competitors however he doesn’t have the standard to whistle the sport.”

That rant overshadowed a dominant show by Burnley, who leapt out of the drop zone into sixteenth because of objectives from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wooden.

Fabio Silva gained and scored an 89th-minute penalty — conceded by Burnley sub Josh Benson earlier than he had even touched the ball — to present Wolves a lifeline however justice was executed because the hosts held on for the win.

The Clarets have taken 12 factors from seven video games, with the annual hiding at ­Manchester Metropolis the one blot on their current document, which now finds them only a level behind Arsenal with a sport in hand.

Understandably, Burnley boss Sean Dyche had no drawback with Mason’s refereeing, although he was upset VAR didn’t punish Joao Moutinho after he appeared to kick out at Josh Brownhill.

Dyche mentioned: “In soccer now, each contact is a foul and but their lad stamps on ours and there’s no foul. How that isn’t a sending off I don’t know.

“I’ve no issues with the refs, it’s actually troublesome now. The three most troublesome jobs are the managers and the referee. I don’t suppose any sport is simple for referees in the intervening time.”

Barnes’ agency downward header after 35 minutes was his first aim in 13 months and the period of time he held his arms aloft in celebration confirmed what a reduction it was.

To be honest, Barnes did miss the second half of final season having undergone a hernia operation. However the striker has had loads of probabilities to open his account since returning.

One other of these went begging eight minutes earlier than Barnes lastly registered a aim in 2020.

He shot straight at Rui Patricio’s legs after Nick Pope’s lengthy clearance put him by means of one on one with the Wolves keeper. But it surely didn’t take Barnes lengthy to justify Dyche’s choice to start out him, changing Jay Rodriguez in the one change from the 0-0 at Aston Villa final Thursday.

And a disappointing Wolves aspect by no means appeared like ruining the striker’s huge night time.

It was arduous to imagine Nuno’s aspect had overwhelmed Chelsea and Arsenal inside the final month.

Brownhill clipped the Wolves bar with a 25-yard thunderbolt simply earlier than Wooden doubled the house group’s lead.
Ashley Westwood’s free-kick was headed again throughout the field by Ben Mee and, after a mad scramble, the ball fell kindly for Wooden, who smashed it dwelling.

It was the primary time Burnley had scored two at Turf Moor since February however they are going to be upset to not have added to it, Wooden and Barnes each having additional probabilities.

Wolves lastly threatened as Ruben Neves’ thunderous volley introduced a sensible save from Pope, earlier than Silva’s penalty gave them false hope.