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C HELSEA took advantage of VAR contro versy to beat Fulham 2-0 as the visitors were left to rue a series of costly decisions awarded against them at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Enzo Maresca’s side were fortunate not to fall behind in the West London derby when Fulham were harshly denied a first half opener. Josh King’s strike was ruled out after VAR deemed Rodrigo Muniz’s accidental collision with Trevoh Chalobah was worthy of a foul. As if that wasn’t infuriating enough for Fulham boss Marco Silva, Joao Pedro put Chelsea ahead beyond the scheduled eight minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half. Adding to Silva’s anger, Chelsea’s second goal was also VAR-influenced as Ryan Sessegnon was

Chelsea beat Fulham Blues benefit from VAR controversy

eight minutes, so the game should be stopped after the first corner.” After drawing with Crystal Palace and routing West Ham 5-1, Chelsea’s third successive Premier League clash with a London rival extended their unbeaten start to three games. Liam Delap, leading Chelsea’s overhauled attack, lasted less than 15 minutes before he was forced off after pulling his hamstring while chasing a long pass. Delap is expected to be out for “six to eight weeks” according to Maresca. “Liam’s injury doesn’t look good. He was full speed, hamstring, so that requires weeks,” said Maresca. “When you have two strikers it’s enough. When one of them is injured for weeks, probably it’s not enough.” – AFP

something unbelievable like a stamp from Rodrigo. “For their second goal our players went with the referee to the screen and they were laughing. A stamp on Alex Iwobi, handball from Joao Pedro and the pushing on Joachim (Andersen). “Then after the second corner it was already nine

adjudged to have handled a cross, leading to Enzo Fernandez converting from the penalty spot. “Unbelievable the

goal was disallowed,” Silva said. “VAR found

minutes of extra-time. The game didn’t stop during the

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Joao Pedro (left) vies with Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz during their English Premier League match. – AFPPIC

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THOMAS FRANK admitted Tottenham fans were right to boo after a 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth ended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday. Frank had enjoyed impressive wins over Burnley and Manchester City in his first league games in charge after narrowly losing the Uefa Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain in a penalty shootout. The Cherries should have won by a greater margin and Tottenham did not have a shot of note until the 69th minute when Lucas Bergvall’s strike was saved by Djordje Petrovic. That proved their only effort on target and Tottenham supporters showed their frustration with jeers at halftime and after the final whistle. “I prefer them not to boo, but I understand,” Frank said. “It was not a good performance and they CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Middlesbrough extended their blistering start to the season with a 1-0 win over bottom of the table Sheffield United on Saturday. Tommy Conway scored the decisive goal midway through the second half to make it four successive league victories for Rob Edwards’ side. The defeat continued Ruben Selles’ mis erable opening to his reign as Sheffield United boss. The Blades are still looking for their first point and United’s fans at the Riverside Stadium were chanting for Selles to be sacked. Kieffer Moore’s header put Wrexham on their way to their first win of the season in the Championship as they ground out a 2-0 victory at Millwall. It was the Red Dragons’ first win in the second tier since they beat Rotherham on

have high expectations, which is absolutely fair. “I don’t think we hit the level we should. I think the players gave everything and then that’s the foundation and put the heart out there, but football wise we didn’t hit our top level today.” Tottenham lacked creativity and with Champions League action due to begin next month, Frank’s squad still looks light on depth. Asked if the loss showed there was work to do, Frank said: “Yeah, but it’s not about only making the squad the level. It’s also for us to not manage, but play different games. “There’s one game against City, one kind of football, different kind of football against Burnley. Bournemouth completely different third kind of football and all kinds of footballs you need to be able to perform against, and we struggled with it.” – AFP the final day of the 1981/82 season, and it was sealed by Lewis O’Brien’s goal deep into stoppage time. West Bromwich Albion brought an end to Stoke’s 100% start season after securing a 1-0 win to extend their own unbeaten run. Oxford earned their first Championship point in a 2-2 draw with Coventry, while Bristol City beat Hull 4-2. Portsmouth secured a 1-0 home victory over Preston and QPR cruised to a 3-1 vic tory over Charlton in the London derby at Loftus Road. Josh Sargent’s brace fired Norwich to a 2-0 triumph at 10-man Blackburn after Sean McLoughlin was sent off in the 44th minute. Ipswich remain winless after a 2-2 draw against Derby. Swansea won 2-0 against Sheffield on Wednesday at Hillsborough, while Southampton drew 2-2 at Watford. – AFP

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