Controversy at Chelsea-Fulham match

Fulham midfielder Josh King fired past Chelsea's Robert Sanchez, but the goal was disallowed.

The incident happened in the 25th minute of the early match in the third round of the Premier League on the evening of August 30, when King received the ball from a teammate's pass, then accelerated and shot into the Chelsea net. However, after reviewing the VAR, referee Robert Jones determined that Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz had fouled a Chelsea player earlier.

Slow motion replays showed that Muniz, while turning the ball, kicked out at centre-back Trevor Chalobah. This was a key factor in referee Jones cancelling Fulham's goal. However, the decision immediately caused mixed reactions on social media.

Muniz's impact on Chalobah caused Fulham's goal to be cancelled out.

"Muniz was careless, the goal should have been awarded to Fulham," one account wrote. Another fan spoke up: "Lucky for Chelsea. This situation made them alert for the rest of the match."

Before this goal was cancelled, Chelsea played somewhat deadlocked against Fulham's tight defense. Chelsea's new signings Liam Delap and Joao Pedro were closely marked and had little connection with their teammates.

Before entering the match, Chelsea showed confidence with a record of 11 consecutive unbeaten matches at Stamford Bridge since 2025. In addition, "The Blues" also won 11 out of the last 19 meetings with Fulham.

PSG suffered a crushing defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final. Early morning on July 14, PSG lost to Chelsea 0-3 in the match to decide the Club World Cup title.

Source: https://znews.vn/tranh-cai-o-tran-chelsea-fulham-post1581382.html