CHELSEA fans lambasted VAR and referee Darren England after losing the FA Cup final to Manchester City where they had two penalty appeals.
The Blues at Wembley following Antoine Semenyo’s stunning back-heel winner on 71 minutes.
Chelsea had two penalty appeals against Manchester City Credit: Alamy Live News.
Abdukodir Khusanov appeared to foul Jorell Hato and Joao Pedro inside Man City’s area Credit: Images/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
But the West Londoners claim in the second half against Man City.
First, Jorell Hato went down inside the Citizens’ area while under pressure from .
Khusanov was at the epicentre in Chelsea’s second appeal as he appeared to body inside the penalty box.
Callum McFarlane’s men also protested after Enzo Fernandez’s shot hit Nico O’Reilly’s hand inside ‘s area.
However, O’Reilly’s arm was firmly stuck to his body and there was no reason for a VAR review.
Chelsea fans didn’t hold back as they stormed social media to criticise the final’s officiating.
One fan tweeted: “Just ban from football until it’s fixed.”
Another commented: “How many times do have to get robbed before refs and VAR are held accountable?”
A third wrote: “VAR did what they do best against Chelsea. That was a pen.”
This fan said: “This is not football anymore but VAR and ref.”
That one added: “None of these fouls were given to Chelsea. Officiating in English football is getting worse everyday even with VAR!”
And a comment read: “TODAY WAS A PURE ROBBERY.”
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