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What VAR actually said when they overturned Liverpool’s second penalty against Chelsea
Chelsea certainly started well at Anfield, Enzo Maresca’s side were causing Liverpool all kinds of problems prior to the hosts going 1-0 up.
Mohamed Salah calmly dispatched a penalty for Liverpool after Chelsea defender Levi Colwill unwisely tried to nick the ball away from Curtis Jones.
Of course, it was the Liverpool midfielder who was involved once again in an incident with Robert Sanchez soon after.
Jones was in one on one and John Brooks awarded a penalty only for VAR to then intervene.
For almost all watching the challenge live, it appeared as if Sanchez cleared Jones out, although one replay angle showed initial contact with the ball, prior to the second impact.
A controversial intervention from VAR, who are regularly stealing the limelight in the Premier League these days.
VAR rule that Chelsea goakeeper Robert Sanchez didn’t foul Liverpool’s Curtis Jones
Of course, the Premier League shared the reasoning behind VAR’s decision to get involved via their X account, Premier League Match Centre.
Michael Oliver was on VAR for the game, who surprisingly concluded that Sanchez won the ball and ‘no foul was committed’.
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They stated: “The referee awarded a penalty to Liverpool for a foul by Sanchez on Jones.
“The VAR deemed that Sanchez won the ball and no foul was committed and recommended an on-field review.
“The referee overturned the original decision and play restarted with a drop ball.”
A justification that some Chelsea fans might even question, given how little Sanchez’s challenge did to cleanly win the ball, or come away with it.
Jamie Carragher baffled by decision to overturn Curtis Jones penalty
Speaking during coverage of the game, Jamie Carragher thought VAR were wrong to get involved.
Carragher, putting his allegiances aside, still thought that Sanchez committed a foul, saying he may have touched the ball but he still took Jones out.
Carragher said: “I don’t think the goalkeeper gets enough of the ball. Getting a touch of the ball and taking the player out is not enough in the modern game. I think Chelsea were fortunate.”
A controversial decision, especially given that the bar for VAR to get involved and overturn decisions is now supposed to be higher.
It was seemingly deemed that Brooks made a ‘clear and obvious’ mistake, something that Liverpool fans may strongly disagree with.