Disallowing Fulham Goal Was 'misjudgement' - Webb

Professional Game Match Officials Limited main Howard Webb says nan determination to disallow Josh King's extremity for Fulham successful their conclusion by Chelsea past play was a "misjudgement".

King, 18, scored aft 22 minutes only for it to beryllium chalked disconnected pursuing a lengthy video adjunct referee (VAR) involution for a foul by Rodrigo Muniz successful nan build-up.

Muniz was deemed to person stepped connected nan ft of Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah while trying to move him adjacent nan halfway line.

Fulham head Marco Silva said it was "unbelievable" nan extremity was disallowed.

Chelsea went connected to triumph nan crippled 2-0 acknowledgment to Joao Pedro's header and Enzo Fernandez's punishment which came aft different contentious VAR determination that went against nan visitors and near Silva fuming.

After nan crippled Michael Salisbury was stood down arsenic VAR official for Sunday's lucifer betwixt Liverpool and Arsenal.

Speaking connected Match Officials Mic'd Up - a tv programme which analyses VAR decisions from erstwhile gameweeks - PGMOL main refereeing serviceman Webb acknowledged nan error.

Webb said officials should "only beryllium taking goals away" erstwhile nan "evidence is very clear" and that was nan guidance they supply for officials.

"It wasn't controversial, it was wrong. We've established immoderate principles successful position of really we officiate successful nan Premier League and really we usage VAR," Webb added.

"They beryllium astir a precocious period for penalising contact, aiding nan flow, hit and tempo of nan game. We've besides established a precocious barroom for involution pinch VAR.

"In this situation, that guidance wasn't followed properly. There was a misjudgement by nan officials progressive successful this business astir really that interaction happened betwixt Muniz and Chalobah.

"The officials sewage ace focused connected that contact, without looking astatine nan afloat discourse of really it happened."

It was nan 2nd Premier League location crippled successful a statement Chelsea person benefited from a VAR intervention.

Eberechi Eze's free-kick successful a 0-0 tie against Crystal Palace was disallowed connected nan opening play because Marc Guehi was deemed to person interfered pinch nan wall.

Burnley head Scott Parker said astatine nan play VAR decisions are threatening to move shot into "the astir sterile crippled location is" - but Webb defended its use.

"We've done really good successful nan past 18 months aliases truthful to trim our involvement, pinch respect to nan referee's call," added nan PGMOL chief.

"We've seen little interventions successful nan Premier League than immoderate different awesome convention successful Europe, truthful we request to proceed doing that.

"We understand nan value of these decisions. We understand that if we get it incorrect for illustration we did connected this juncture nan effect is important - and we're always, ever striving to do better."