Premier League | Chelsea beat Fulham 2:0 VAR intervenes to change the direction of the game

Xinhua News Agency, London, August 30 (Reporter Ma Bangjie) Chelsea won the West London derby 2-0 with two set pieces in a Premier League match against Fulham on the 30th. The Video Assistant Referee System (VAR) intervened in key penalty twice, changing the direction of the game.

The two teams are in the game. The picture comes from the official website of the Premier League

Fulham took the lead in the attack in the 21st minute, with young player Josh King scoring. Just as the visiting players celebrated, VAR prompted the referee that a Fulham player made a foul before scoring the goal. After the referee went to the sidelines to watch the game playback in person, he determined that the goal was invalid. In the first half stoppage time, Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez took the corner kick, and a beautiful Lions shook the head in front of Pedro.

In the 56th minute, VAR intervened in the judgment again, and determined that the Fulham player made a handball foul in his own penalty area, and Chelsea got a penalty kick. Fernandez took the penalty and hit it.

Fulham head coach Marco Silva seems very dissatisfied with VAR's two key penalty decisions. After the game, he clapped with the visiting fans in the stands, then turned around and walked back to the locker room, without going to shake hands with the referee.