Furious Chelsea stars confront referee after VAR denies dramatic Aston Villa win
Chelsea were denied a dramatic stoppage-time winner against Aston Villa after Axel Disasi's strike was ruled out for a foul in the build-up by Benoit Badiashile
A number of furious Chelsea players surrounded the referee after they were denied a spectacular stoppage-time winner against Aston Villa.
Axel Disasi thought he had netted the winning goal at Villa Park after heading the ball beyond Robin Olsen to complete a dramatic comeback and put the Blues 3-2 in front.
However, as the Chelsea players returned from celebrating with the travelling supporters, referee Craig Pawson was urged to go over by VAR and look at his pitch-side monitor for an incident leading up to the goal.
Benoit Badiashile appeared to shove Diego Carlos in the back as the ball was dropping into the box, before it was crossed into Disasi to head home from close range.
Although the incident looked soft, Pawson decided it was enough for a foul to be given and the goal was chalked off. The Chelsea players seemed perplexed at the decision, while Villa were relieved.
Neither side could force a winner in the remaining couple of minutes as both had to settle for a 2-2 draw, which dents the Blues' hopes of qualifying for Europe this season.
After the full time whistle, Chelsea expressed their frustration at the officials for controversially disallowing their winning strike.
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