Overview

• Howard Webb said officials made a misjudgement in disallowing Fulham teenager Josh King’s strike at Stamford Bridge, calling the intervention incorrect.
• VAR Michael Salisbury advised a pitchside review after judging Rodrigo Muniz to have stepped on Trevoh Chalobah’s foot in the build-up, leading to the goal being overturned.
• Salisbury was removed from his next Premier League appointment following the error, with Webb stressing that goals should only be taken away when evidence is very clear.
• Webb reiterated the league’s high bar for VAR involvement and said guidance was not applied correctly in this case after officials focused on contact without full context.
• He defended other recent rulings, including the decision to disallow Eberechi Eze’s free-kick due to Marc Guéhi breaching the wall rule, as scrutiny of early-season officiating continues.