Chelsea gets help from VAR in 20 win over Fulham in Premier League STEVE DOUGLAS August 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM 1 / 4Britain Soccer Premier LeagueChelsea's Joao Pedro, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Fulha...
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STEVE DOUGLAS August 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
1 / 4Britain Soccer Premier LeagueChelsea's Joao Pedro, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Fulham at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, Aug 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
Chelsea benefitted from some contentious refereeing calls in a 2-0 win over west London neighbor Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Joao Pedro gave Chelsea the lead with a header from a corner in the ninth minute of first-half stoppage time, after a minimum of eight added-on minutes had been called.
That further angered Fulham manager Marco Silva, who was already furious that his team's 21st-minute goal by Josh King was ruled out after a VAR review deemed Rodrigo Muniz to have stamped on the foot of Trevoh Chalobah as he shielded the ball in the build-up.
Silva resorted to laughing sarcastically early in the second half when Chelsea was awarded a penalty for handball against Ryan Sessegnon following another video review, which highlighted two potential infringements — a push and a handball — by Joao Pedro in the build-up.
After a long delay, Enzo Fernandez — who had sent in the corner for Joao Pedro's goal — converted the spot kick down the middle in the 56th at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea has picked up seven points from a possible nine in its first three games of the campaign, while Fulham has yet to win.
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