BREAKING: Premier League issue statement as VAR didn't have proof required to rule out Chelsea goal

Pedro Neto cancelled retired Jarrod Bowen's opener successful Chelsea's clash with West Ham connected Monday evening but the Portuguese winger had a tense hold earlier getting his extremity confirmed

The Premier League person confirmed a 'lack of evidence' saw Chelsea awarded a priceless equaliser against West Ham.

The Blues had initially recovered themselves down done Jarrod Bowen's goal. But Enzo Maresca's broadside rallied arsenic Pedro Neto fired location connected the rebound.

It took a agelong clip for his onslaught to beryllium confirmed arsenic VAR checked for a marginal offside - a interaction from Marc Guiu perchance ruling Marc Cucurella offside earlier successful the move. But aft a 2nd viewing, determination was not capable grounds to beryllium that the Spanish guardant had adjacent touched the ball.

A connection from the Premier League read: "The referee’s telephone of extremity was checked and confirmed by the VAR arsenic determination was nary factual grounds that Guiu made interaction with the shot successful the build-up, truthful determination was nary offside offence."

There was besides a 2nd contented for VAR to analyse successful the physique up to the extremity arsenic West Ham skipper claimed helium was fouled by Levi Colwill connected the halfway line. But that assertion was waved away, with it being suggested that the incidental was not adjacent successful the aforesaid attacking signifier anyway.

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