Sky have former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher in their studio every Monday to try and explain some of the weekend’s decisions – but in the case of the penalty not given to Chelsea this week, he just had to admit it was a mistake.
Tomas Soucek went down and handled the ball, and the fact that VAR saw it and still didn’t give it is a mystery.
At this point we’re beyond feeling too bad, it’s just another example of the VAR farce that is continuing to plague the game.
You can see their discussion in the clip embedded here:
✅ Definitely a penalty
Dermot Gallagher says Chelsea were denied a stone wall penalty against West Ham. pic.twitter.com/Mt35yTyYrn
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 13, 2023