Followers fume at newest VAR controversy as Premier League difficulty clarification – 'Recreation's gone'
Fulham thought they’d taken the lead in opposition to London rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday by Josh King's strike however the objective was controversially dominated out by referee Robert Jones
A "careless problem" was sufficient to see Fulham's opening objective and Chelsea cancelled, as per referee Robert Jones. Teen Josh King thought he had given Fulham the lead with a well-taken strike from a counter.
However the objective was chalked off resulting from an obvious foul on Trevoh Chalobah by Rodrigo Muniz, to the dismay of the guests.
An announcement from the Premier League learn: "22’ VAR OVERTURN After VAR evaluate, the referee overturned the unique resolution of objective to Fulham."
Talking after checking the objective on the VAR screens, referee Jones stated: "After evaluate, the Fulham 9 commits a careless problem and stamps on the foot of the Chelsea [inaudible]. Subsequently we disallowed the objective and restart with a Chelsea free kick."
Supporters disagreed with the choice, with some taking to Twitter to share their ideas. One fan stated: "Recreation's really gone. How is that this a ‘Careless problem ‘ by Muniz? Each single week PGMOL is ruining our lovely recreation."
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One other fan added: '"Careless problem, recreation's gone," whereas an extra supporter responded: "Surprising resolution! The ref stated it was careless. There ruining soccer."
A closing fan wrote: "Fulham’s disallowed objective is completely ridiculous. I believed this season they have been judging fouls extra strict to be ‘clear and apparent’ Quickly we’re gonna be enjoying non contact soccer."
King's strike getting dominated out was a aid for Chelsea given they have been handed a blow early within the recreation. Summer time signing Liam Delap pulled up within the opening phases and was pressured to exit the match instead of teen Tyrique George.
The Blues look set to bid farewell to 2 of their forwards forward of Monday's switch deadline. Christopher Nkunku has already accomplished a transfer to AC Milan, whereas Nicolas Jackson is predicted to seal a mortgage transfer to Bayern Munich.
Each Chelsea and Fulham have a fortnight wait for his or her subsequent recreation, with the worldwide break set to get underway subsequent week.
The Blues' subsequent recreation pits them in opposition to one other of their London rivals in Brentford. In the meantime, Fulham's subsequent outing comes in opposition to newly-promoted Leeds United.
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