Chelsea denied 'clear penalty' at Liverpool, claims McFarlane as Blues stop losing run

"Ryan Gravenberch gave Liverpool a sixth-minute lead, but Enzo Fernandez restored parity in the 35th minute as his in-swinging free-kick that evaded everyone and nestled in the bottom-left corner, before Cole Palmer had a goal disallowed for offside as Chelsea aimed to turn the game on its head."

"Chelsea appeared to have a strong case for a penalty late on when Joao Pedro went down under a challenge from Jeremie Frimpong. VAR took a look at the tackle but the on-field decision was not overturned, leaving McFarlane to rue what might have been."

""I think, probably being a little bit biased, I think we could have won the game. We had some good moments. I remember Enzo's chance in the first half, Cucurella getting into some really good areas, crossing areas, another marginal offside, another penalty shout that I thought, personally, I know it's a tough job for officials, but I think that's a clear penalty. So, yeah, arguably we could have come away with three points.""

"Chelsea have not won a league game since a 4-1 victory at Aston Villa on March 4. The Blues face Manchester City in the FA Cup final next Saturday, and McFarlane believes it is critical that has side avoided another defeat heading into that contest at Wembley."

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Liverpool to end a run of six straight Premier League defeats. Ryan Gravenberch scored for Liverpool in the sixth minute, but Enzo Fernandez equalized in the 35th minute with a free-kick that curled into the bottom-left corner. Chelsea had a goal ruled out for offside and also faced marginal offside decisions. Liverpool were denied by the offside flag and struck the woodwork twice in the second half. Chelsea believed they should have been awarded a penalty late on when Joao Pedro went down under a challenge from Jeremie Frimpong, but VAR did not overturn the on-field call. The result preceded an FA Cup final against Manchester City.

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