I wondered, at the time, why we did not get a free kick when Loftus-Cheek flattened Westwood. Having watched it on screen, I am still wondering.
He broke with the ball and charged forward. Westwood sprints to catch up. L-C suddenly takes a full step away from the ball and straight into Westwood, flattening him. L-C gets back into his stride and makes the pass to Hazard.
Surely a foul. Westwood never had the ball and had not gone for it.
Chelsea first goal
Chelsea first goal
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Claretmatt4
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Re: Chelsea first goal
If it was Barnes doing this against Pedro we would be crying blue murder if a free kick was given. RLC was protecting the ball nothing more.
Pleased Westy just got up and carried on.
Pleased Westy just got up and carried on.
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Re: Chelsea first goal
Never, ever a foul.
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CharlieinNewMexico
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Re: Chelsea first goal
I thought it was a foul. There's shoulder to shoulder, and theres clear obstruction
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Re: Chelsea first goal
ExactlyCharlieinNewMexico wrote:I thought it was a foul. There's shoulder to shoulder, and theres clear obstruction
Just a little example of "big" club bias.
Further ones were how Ash Barnes was flattened by the defenders but totally ignored by the incompetant Friend