Chelsea thought they had overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit when Axel Disasi headed home, only for it to be ruled out for a foul on Diego Carlos.
Mauricio Pochettino, centre, is unhappy with VAR after his side were denied a stoppage-time winner at Aston Villa
Referee Craig Pawson did not award the foul in real time but did so after being advised to check the pitchside monitor by VAR Christopher Kavanagh.It puts the decision-review system further in the spotlight after Nottingham Forest accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being biased after he failed to intervene on three penalty decisions.“Two different things the referee said it was a foul and disallowed the goal and then going to the VAR to confirm.
“It is painful as it has damaged English football and I think Villa players and their fans didn’t understand why the goal was disallowed. Despite blowing a 2-0 lead, Villa will see this as a point gained after looking leggy and below their best.⚒️ West Ham hold Liverpool to a draw⚫️ Newcastle earned a resounding win against Sheffield Utd🔴 Man Utd could only finish level at home to Burnley🤝 Aston Villa and Chelsea play out an entertaining drawThey moved seven points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham in the race for Champions League qualification, but Spurs have three games in hand.
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