Goal could just as easily have stood

WEST HAM thought they had levelled at 2-2 and referee

Andy Madley was initially happy when Maxwel Cornet put the ball in the net.

It was checked — as all goals are — by VAR, in this case by

Jarred Gillett. He saw what he thought was a foul in the build-up where Jarrod Bowen caught Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy before the ball

broke to Cornet. Gillett recommended a review; he went to the referee review area, took several looks and decided to disallow a goal. In my opinion, there was a trailing leg and some contact, but had the original decision stood and the goal been awarded, Chelsea could have had no complaints. It’s always worth remembering VAR will only recommend a review — the final decision is with the on-field ref.

FLASHPOINT: Bowen’s clash with Mendy that led to, left, ref Madley ruling out Cornet’s goal, to West Ham’s bewilderment