{"id":298331,"date":"2023-12-04T00:25:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298331"},"modified":"2023-12-04T00:25:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:25:26","slug":"brighton-players-frustrated-by-little-known-var-rule-in-chelsea-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/brighton-players-frustrated-by-little-known-var-rule-in-chelsea-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighton players frustrated by little-known VAR rule in Chelsea defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Brighton players left frustrated by little-known rule which denied them the chance to salvage a late draw after having late penalty claim in Chelsea defeat overturned by VAR<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ten-man Chelsea held off a late challenge from Brighton to win 3-2 on Sunday<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Seagulls were frustrated as little-known VAR rule denied them a late corner\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brighton&#8217;s players and supporters were left fuming after a little-known VAR rule cost the Seagulls a late corner when pressing for an equaliser at Chelsea on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>An Enzo Fernandez brace helped the Blues to a 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge, but a stoppage time goal from Joao Pedro had reduced the deficit, and there was further drama when referee Craig Pawson appeared to give the Seagulls a penalty.<\/p>\n<p>However, a VAR check led to Pawson consulting the screen, and judging that Levi Colwill &#8211; formerly at Brighton as a loan player &#8211; was not guilty of handball, with the ball hitting his face before going out for a corner kick.<\/p>\n<p>VAR rules mean that action restarts from a drop ball after a reversed VAR call, and not a continuation in play from where the action stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This led to some frustration among the Brighton players, who were denied an opportunity to try and snatch an equaliser from the set piece.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534715-12821271-image-a-53_1701646011546.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brighton&#8217;s players and supporters fumed as a little-known VAR rule cost the Seagulls a corner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534713-12821271-image-a-54_1701646030533.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The incident happened after referee Craig Pawson overturned a penalty decision at Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Pawson applied the rules correctly in this instance &#8211; but it did not prevent some fans online from complaining about &#8216;corruption&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One fan took to X (formerly Twitter) to write:\u00a0WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!?????\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;VAR (WRONGLY) SUGGEST ON-FIELD REVIEW FOR HANDBALL. Not given (fine) but the ball went out for our corner to us!! But the ref restarts with a drop ball!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;ANOTHER UTTER SHAMBLES!!!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another user of the platform had to explain the situation, which is not common knowledge among football fans. They wrote: &#8216;Unfortunately that is the law now. Any penalty overturned by VAR will result in a drop ball to the keeper&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A third added: &#8216;We didn&#8217;t even get a corner wtf is this corruption?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, other users were more understanding of Pawson&#8217;s application of the law, noting: &#8216;The referee made the right call. Brighton fans should shut their mouth&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill got first half goals to give Chelsea a two-goal cushion at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534719-12821271-image-a-55_1701646181495.jpg\" height=\"278\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534723-12821271-image-a-56_1701646188865.jpg\" height=\"126\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534725-12821271-image-a-57_1701646194797.jpg\" height=\"101\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534721-12821271-image-a-58_1701646203418.jpg\" height=\"111\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to discuss the little-known drop ball rule, and its ramifications<\/p>\n<p>Brighton&#8217;s Facundo Buonanotte made a smart curling finish from inside the box to make it 2-1, before Blues captain Conor Gallagher was sent off for a second bookable offence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez made it 3-1 to the hosts in the 65th minute from the penalty spot, but\u00a0Joao Pedro&#8217;s 92nd minute strike created a grandstand finish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Brighton were unable to find a third goal, and left London empty handed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brighton now go into a run of three consecutive home games, with league games against Brentford and Burnley ahead of their last Europa League group game against Marseille.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534841-12821271-image-a-59_1701646280743.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joao Pedro&#8217;s 92nd minute goal created a close finish, but Chelsea were just able to hold on\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12821271\/Brighton-players-left-frustrated-little-known-rule-denied-chance-salvage-late-draw-having-late-penalty-claim-Chelsea-defeat-overturned-VAR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton players left frustrated by little-known rule which denied them the chance to salvage a late draw after having late penalty claim in Chelsea defeat overturned by VAR Ten-man Chelsea held off a late challenge from Brighton to win 3-2 on Sunday The Seagulls were frustrated as little-known VAR rule denied them a late corner\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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