FA Cup: Why VAR denied Chelsea two penalties in 1-0 defeat to Man City

Former Premier League referee, Mark Clattenburg, has explained wherefore Chelsea saw 2 punishment claimed waved off, successful their 1-0 decision to Manchester City successful the FA Cup last on Saturday.

Antoine Semenyo’s clever decorativeness was the lone extremity astatine Wembley, arsenic City claimed a home double.

But the crippled could person had a antithetic result if the Blues were awarded astatine slightest 1 punishment successful each half.

The archetypal incidental occurred successful first-half wounded clip erstwhile Joao Pedro was barged implicit wrong City’s container by Abdukodir Khusanov.

VAR Peter Bankes checked the incidental and didn’t urge that referee Darren England reviewed it connected the pitch.

“Andulodir Khusanov comes crossed Joao Pedro connected the borderline of the punishment area,” Clattenburg told The Chelsea Chronicle.

“There is simply a interaction but I would person been again amazed if a foul and punishment was fixed arsenic Khusanov was stronger and it was enarthrosis to shoulder.”

FA Cup: Why VAR denied Chelsea 2 penalties successful 1-0 decision to Man City