Fulham manager despairs after King goal ruled out
Silva also unhappy with penalty decision and added time
Marco Silva did not hide his disgust with the officials after Fulham’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea, saying it was “unbelievable” that a video assistant referee review led to Josh King having his first goal in senior football ruled out when the game was goalless.
The head coach and Fulham were left seething after nothing went their way in a heated west London derby. They thought they were ahead when King scored in the 21st minute but the 18-year-old’s goal was ruled out after Michael Salisbury, the VAR, instructed the referee, Rob Jones, to view the pitchside monitor to assess whether Rodrigo Muniz had fouled Trevoh Chalobah during the buildup.
Jones ruled against Fulham, even though Muniz was in possession of the ball when he caught Chalobah inadvertently. Jones later awarded Chelsea a penalty for handball by Ryan Sessegnon but only after dismissing appeals for a foul by João Pedro during the buildup.
