Fulham boss Marco Silva says a high challenge by Malo Gusto on Willian should have resulted in a red card in his side’s 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Fulham defended well until a rash challenge from Issa Diop in first-half stoppage time saw Cole Palmer slot home the subsequent penalty to hand Chelsea a fourth win in five Premier League matches.
In the 37th minute of the match, Gusto was booked for his challenge, but referee Anthony Taylor was not instructed to check the outcome on a pitch-side monitor.
Silva stated, “I think the VAR made a mistake.”
“I thought it was an obvious red card. I acknowledge that Taylor found it difficult to determine whether the card was red or yellow, but I also have to give him credit for seeing it quickly.
However, the VAR must have the authority to reverse the ruling. In similar situations thus far in the Premier League, nine times out of ten, they are overturned.
Throughout, Chelsea was the superior team and achieved the
“We had a few scoring opportunities, but Wilson made a fantastic save to keep the score close for Chelsea.
“However, I felt that as the game went on and it became more of a contest, we were better.”
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