Footage on-line means that referee Andre Marriner and his VAR staff might have made a key mistake in not sending off Ricardo Pereira for a foul on Joao Felix in the newest Chelsea sport.
What’s the newest on Joao Felix, VAR and Chelsea?
Of their newest Premier League fixture, the Blues had been capable of decide up all three factors on the highway away in opposition to Leicester Metropolis in a strong 3-1 victory.
Ben Chilwell places Graham Potter and co 1-0 up however the Foxes then hit again due to Patson Daka. Nonetheless, targets from Kai Havertz after which Matteo Kovacic had been sufficient to see the away staff seal the win.
And whereas Chelsea can be delighted to choose up a much-needed three factors within the league, they could really feel as if the opposition ought to have been down to 10 males early on within the sport.
Certainly, inside the primary couple of minutes, Pereira clearly stamped his studs excessive into the aspect of Felix’s shin in what seemed to be a extremely poor sort out – as proven on this footage.
Do you suppose it ought to have been a pink card?
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Did Pereira need to be despatched off for the foul on Felix?
The nonetheless picture above exhibits how Pereira’s boot slides down the shin of Felix after which stamps into his ankle, which doubtlessly may have been damaged because it takes the brunt of the impression.
Evidently, it was a horrible problem and with VAR capable of overview such incidents, it’s fairly outstanding that the Leicester Metropolis defender isn’t despatched off.
Presumably, Marriner didn’t realise simply how poor the foul was dwell however the different officers actually ought to have informed him to then overview it on the monitor. Maybe Pereira obtained away with it as a result of it was so early on within the sport however with a sort out as unhealthy as this, that shouldn’t have any relevance.
In the long run, Felix was fortunately capable of stick with it and assist his staff decide up the factors however had issues turned out in a different way this might have been one of many huge speaking factors within the Premier League this weekend.
