Your Chelsea morning digest on Monday, January 13.
Felix shouts at Cucurella
Despite having the ball in the net twice inside 20 minutes it wasn't quite the perfect Chelsea return for Joao Felix. The 23-year-old was back in the team after his three-match ban but couldn't help his side to win.
The Portugal forward scored the opening goal of the game having already had one ruled out for offside earlier in the first half. It was a moment of brilliance in attack for Chelsea but couldn't be replicated.
As former Blue Emerson Palmieri buried in the equaliser frustration grew for Chelsea. Felix was one of those to show it as he cried to Marc Cucurella to offer more width on the ball.
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The Spaniard has struggled since moving to Stamford Bridge and was even booed off by sections of the Chelsea fans.
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Mount imitates Hazard
After being dropped from the team Mason Mount was a second-half substitute for Graham Potter as he attempted to win the game. The 24-year-old has been in a patch of bad form this season and was unable to make a difference.
His lack of output on the pitch has seen his profile create even more division online and the ongoing contract stall hasn't helped boost his figure either.
Things also didn't get much better at full-time when he was seen laughing straight after the game with West Ham defender Thilo Kehrer. Much like Eden Hazard spent time with his former teammates at Stamford Bridge and attracted criticism in Spain back in 2021, Mount's actions have been picked up on by fans.
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PGMOL statement
Chelsea weren't included in the list of teams that new PGMOL chief Howard Webb contacted regarding VAR errors over the weekend.
The Blues were denied a late penalty after West Ham midfielder Thomas Soucek handled Conor Gallagher's shot in the area but no decision was given despite pundits, players and former referee Peter Walton all thinking that action should have been taken.
The statement from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) says: "PGMOL can confirm its Chief Refereeing Officer Howard Webb has contacted both Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion to acknowledge and explain the significant errors in the VAR process in their respective Premier League fixtures on Saturday.
"Both incidents, which were due to human error and related to the analysis of offside situations, are being thoroughly reviewed by PGMOL."
Read the full story, here.
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