The reaction to the reaction
Chelsea should have been awarded a penalty in the final minutes of the game at the London Stadium. There is little doubt of that. Conor Gallagher's goalbound effort struck the arm of West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek, who had thrown himself to the ground to make a block.
That it wasn't spotted live by referee Craig Pawson was perhaps no surprise. That the decision wasn't overturned by VAR – or that Pawson wasn't sent to the monitor to review the call – certainly was. And it meant the game ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw for Chelsea.
