Why Was King's Goal Against Chelsea Disallowed?

Fulham's Josh King thought he had scored nan first Premier League extremity of his profession pinch a smart decorativeness against Chelsea astatine Stamford Bridge connected Saturday.

The 18-year-old England Under-19s midfielder wheeled distant successful ceremony aft nan extremity was fixed on-field, but it was later chalked disconnected pursuing a video adjunct referee (VAR) intervention.

The move began pinch Fulham winning nan shot conscionable extracurricular their ain box, and 3 passes later King was successful down nan Chelsea defence.

King raced into nan container and shifted nan shot connected to his correct ft to return Blues centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo retired of play, earlier firing debased past goalkeeper Robert Sanchez successful nan 22nd minute.

But referee Robert Jones was instructed to return a look astatine nan pitchside show for a foul successful nan build-up to nan goal.

Rodrigo Muniz was deemed to person fouled Trevoh Chalobah arsenic he tried to move nan Chelsea defender adjacent nan halfway statement earlier playing King through.

The referee announced to nan crowd that King's extremity was ruled retired for a "careless challenge".

"After review, nan Fulham number 9 commits a sloppy challenge, stands connected nan ft of nan Chelsea defender, truthful we disallow nan extremity and we restart pinch a Chelsea free-kick. There would beryllium nary further action," nan referee was quoted arsenic saying by nan Premier League lucifer centre connected X.

In nan Premier League rulebook, a "careless challenge" is deemed 1 pinch a "lack of attraction aliases information erstwhile making a situation aliases acts without precaution".

But not everyone agreed pinch nan determination to norm retired nan goal.

"The full constituent of VAR - and this is my frustration, we've astir apt said this a 1000 times I'm getting saturated of saying it - is 'clear and obvious'," erstwhile Aston Villa and Derby County defender Curtis Davies told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"We're watching a young lad tally distant and people a extremity and it's getting pulled backmost for nothing.

"It's honestly ridiculous and you're going to look for a needle successful a haystack pinch each decision."

Match of nan Day pundit Danny Murphy added: "It's nan worst determination I've seen this season. It's a complete deficiency of knowing of nan game.

"Muniz tried to do a beautiful spot of accomplishment and arsenic he puts his ft down to equilibrium himself he catches Chalobah. VAR disallowed nan extremity because they've said it's a sloppy situation - but it's not a challenge, it's a pirouette successful nan mediate of nan pitch.

"It's perfectly atrocious officiating. It's 1 point getting nan referee to travel and look astatine it, but for Rob Jones not to spot that it isn't a tackle is bizarre. I don't deliberation anyone who understands nan game, whether you've played it aliases not, tin springiness that arsenic a free-kick."

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