Conor Gallagher levels the scores for Chelsea as they complete a 2-2 comeback against Aston Villa after 2-0 down at HT.
Axel Disasi’s late header seemed to clinch a dramatic 3-2 victory for Chelsea over Aston Villa, turning around a 2-0 halftime deficit.
However, in the 94th minute, the goal was disallowed following a VAR review, which suggested an on-field review for an alleged foul by Benoit Badiashile on Diego Carlos during the build-up.
Mauricio Pochettino, expressed frustration over the decision, criticizing VAR for negatively impacting English football.
This incident added further controversy to the debate surrounding VAR’s influence on the game.
Pochettino told TNT Sports: “Everyone that was watching the game will feel disappointed.
“Two different things the referee said it was a foul and disallowed the goal and then going to the VAR to confirm.
“The referee is unbelievable and it’s ridiculous. It is difficult to accept, these type of things in the semi-final [FA Cup against Man City] two weeks ago it was handball and it was no penalty, the referee he didn’t check it.
“It is painful as it has damaged English football and I think Villa players and their fans didn’t understand why the goal was disallowed.
“They said it was foul and if you see the challenge what happened if we go into every single challenge like this it is going to be a foul and we wouldn’t finish the game with 11 [players].
“We can talk about the performance or the decision – it is damaging the game.”
