ROBBERY OF THE YEAR. Clear Penalty For Chelsea after a rough tackle, and the Referee Says No! 😱😱
Following a controversial moment during Liverpool’s match against Chelsea, the hashtag ‘LiVARpool’ trended on social media.
Diogo Jota opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, sneaking past Chelsea’s defence to score.
However, just before Jota’s goal, Chelsea believed they should have been awarded a penalty for a confrontation between Conor Gallagher and Virgil van Dijk.
The Blues midfielder sprinted past the Liverpool defender, who hauled him down inside the area.
However, match referee Paul Tierney declined to point to the spot, as VAR backed the on-field decision.
The event enraged Chelsea fans online, who expressed their feelings clearly.
One X user commented, “LiVARpool strikes again.”
A second tweeted, “How is this not a penalty for Gallagher???” LiVARpool does it again.”
A third commented, “LiVARpool are a f**king disgrace.”
A fourth exclaimed, “Absolute joke. “LiVARpool strikes again.”
Another added, “LiVARpool strikes again. Unreal. The Premier League genuinely wants Liverpool to win this season.”
To make matters worse for Chelsea, Conor Bradley scored a low strike before the halftime, doubling Liverpool’s lead.
According to rumours, the Premier League plans to adopt a substantial alteration to VAR beginning next season, following a string of problems this season.
VAR has come under fire in recent months after incorrectly disallowing a Liverpool goal for offside against Tottenham in September.
There were then two distinct situations involving Arsenal, both regarding whether the ball went out of play before they conceded goals against Newcastle and West Ham. On both occasions, the goal remained.
In addition, the decision not to award Liverpool a penalty against Arsenal for an apparent handball sparked controversy. On the ‘Match Officials Mic’d Up’ show, PGMOL chief Howard Webb verified the inaccuracy.
