Chelsea secured a 2-0 win over Fulham with two key moments decided after VAR reviews. Fulham were denied an early breakthrough when a Rodrigo Muniz challenge on Trevoh Chalobah was deemed a careless foul following a VAR check. Chelsea then took the lead from a late first-half corner and later increased the advantage when Enzo Fernández converted a penalty awarded after a VAR review for Ryan Sessegnon's handball. Fulham manager Marco Silva expressed frustration at the decisions. Enzo Maresca faces work on tactical and defensive issues exposed despite the victory if Chelsea are to challenge for the title.
Chelsea 2-0 win over Fulham relied heavily on the officials being able to watch things back a second time. When Enzo Maresca does the same with this performance, he will surely concede VAR masked a number of issues he has to address over the upcoming international break if the Blues are to mount a serious Premier League title challenge this season.
Referee Robert Jones was asked to look again at a challenge by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah. As Muniz spun, attempting a double drag-back, he completed the first part but missed the ball with his left leg and landed on Chalobah's foot. The VAR told Jones that it was a "careless challenge," and the referee agreed. It was a harsh interpretation of what seemed a natural movement in the midst of good centre-forward play.
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