The Premier League have revealed that VAR judged that Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez won the ball against Curtis Jones, as Liverpool saw a penalty overturned.
The Reds were first awarded a second penalty of the afternoon when Jones was bundled to the floor in a challenge with the Blues’ shotstopper. Mo Salah was preparing to add to his tally via a second spotkick before John Brooks was recommended to reconsider his decision by video assistant referee Michael Oliver.
Former Brighton goalkeeper Sanchez was first shown a yellow card for his challenge on Liverpool’s midfielder. In the end, he was left to take on a dropball when the decision was overturned.
Premier League Match Centre said: “The referee awarded a penalty to Liverpool for a foul by Sanchez on Jones. The VAR deemed that Sanchez won the ball and no foul was committed and recommended an on-field review. The referee overturned the original decision and play restarted with a drop ball.”
Former Reds defender Jamie Carragher was not convinced that Sanchez’s touch on the ball was enough to warrant altering the initial decision. The Sky Sports pundits believes that Arne Slot’s team should have been awarded another opportunity from 12 yards after Salah capitalised on Levi Colwill’s earlier foul.
Carragher said: “I think Chelsea are fortunate because the referee gave it on the pitch. I think it’s one you can look at and it goes either way. There’s definitely an angle where it looks like it’s not a penalty. But there’s another angle
“I don’t think the goalkeeper gets enough of the ball. The days are well gone, almost 10 years ago, if you got a touch on the ball it was enough. Getting a touch of the ball and taking the player out is not enough in the modern game. I think Chelsea were fortunate.
