Chelsea football club lost to Liverpool in the EFL Cup final at Wembley last night via penalty shootout; it was a match filled with controversial moments from the officials.
On the night, two goals were wrongly adjourned offside, one from Chelsea and the other from Liverpool, but there was an incident that could have resulted in a red card against Liverpool that was ignored.
We believe that tackle on Trevoh Chalobah by Naby Keita would have handed the ties to Chelsea.
We'll take a look at a few instances where match officials have been unfair to Chelsea in big games down below.
Sadio Mane elbow on Cesar Azpilicueta.
Sadio Mane shattered into the face of Cesar Azpilicueta with his elbow this season at Stamford Bridge, but instead of a red card, the referee showed him a yellow card.
The incident occurred with only one minute remaining in the game, which may have influenced the officials' decision.
On March 24, 2021, Harry Maguire applied a headlock to Cesar Azpilicueta.
This incident occurred in the penalty box of Manchester United, and while it was not deserving of a red card, it was clearly a foul and a penalty.
The game ended in a stalemate, leaving the Chelsea camp fuming.
Harry Maguire on Michy Batshuanyi.
Maguire was at the heart of it again, this time against Michy Batshuanyi, falling to the ground and catching the Chelsea striker with both feet upturned.
The home crowd erupted, demanding a red card, but a VAR review disagreed, and Maguire remained on the field.
Trevoh Chalobah was fouled dangerously by Naby Keita.
The youngster tweeted his injury mark following the game, but the most upsetting part is that the referee and VAR did not even call it a foul ball.
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