Perhaps the underlying reason for Mauricio Pochettino flanking Craig Pawson as the referee headed down the tunnel was the nagging sense that Chelsea should, really, have recorded an extraordinary comeback win long before Axel Disasi’s 95th-minute header was ruled out after the video assistant referee intervened.
By then Aston Villa, pushing to pip Tottenham Hotspur to fourth place, had squandered a two-goal lead and badly faded. Disasi headed in off the underside of the bar after Chelsea recycled a corner but Benoît Badiashile gave Diego Carlos a crude bump in the buildup. Pawson may have missed it the first time but, this time, the review was always only going to end one way.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/27/aston-villa-chelsea-premier-league-match-report
Author : Ben Fisher at Villa Park
Publish date : 2024-04-27 22:38:10
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