Fulham's Josh King's goal was disallowed and Chelsea's fortunes were opened. When Rodrigo Muniz coincidentally collided with Trevoh Chalobagh, VAR gave him a foul and King's goal was reversed. Fulham's disappointment was not limited to this.
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Chelsea took advantage of the VAR dispute and defeated Fulham 2-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday. Enzo Maresca's team was very lucky in the London derby at Stamford Bridge.
Fulham's Josh King's brilliant goal was disallowed and Chelsea's fortunes opened. King's goal was overturned by VAR after Rodrigo Muniz accidentally collided with Trevoh Chalobagh and fouled him. Fulham's frustration was not limited to this.
After 8 minutes of injury time added in the first half, Jao Pedro scored a header from a corner. Fulham manager Marco Silva was left fuming when the referee awarded a penalty in the 56th minute after Ryan Sessegnon had blocked the ball with his hand. In that, Enzo Fernandez scored and gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead.
"Unbelievable goal disallowed, VAR's decision about Rodrigo's trampling was unbelievable," Silva said, "When the second goal was awarded, our players laughed at the screen, because in front of it Alex Iwobi was trampled, Jao Pedro touched the ball with his hand and Joachim Anderson was pushed." 1-0 shock with Bournemouth . Bournemouth won an important victory when Evanilson's shot was deflected in the fifth minute of the game. Taking advantage of Tottenham's loss, Chelsea has risen to the top of the table. Chelsea has 7 points.
Manchester United defeated Burnley 3-2 with a penalty goal scored by Bruno Fernandez in the last minute. The win came as a big relief to United manager Ruben Amorim, who was knocked out of the League Cup by fourth division side Grimsby in midweek.
Although United took the lead twice in the match, Burnley equalized both times, but Fernandez scored the decisive goal in a controversial penalty in the seventh minute of injury time. United got their first win in the third match. In the 26th minute, United took the lead after Casemiro's header was headed by Burnley captain Josh Cullen at his own post.
Lil Foster scored a cross from Job Brun Larsen to bring Burnley level in the 55th minute . 15 seconds later, Brian Mbeumo gave United the lead again after Diego Dalot's cutback. Jadon Anthony equalized again for Burnley in the 66th minute. In other games on Saturday, Sunderland beat Brentford 2-1 and Everton beat Wolves 3-2. Sunderland has 6 points with Bournemouth.
