Overview

• Chelsea beat Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge after Josh King’s early strike was ruled out on review and Enzo Fernández converted a second‑half penalty for handball.
• The referees’ body acknowledged the intervention to disallow King’s goal did not meet the high bar for a clear‑and‑obvious error, with Howard Webb contacting Fulham.
• Michael Salisbury was removed from VAR duty for Liverpool vs. Arsenal, with John Brooks appointed in his place for the Anfield fixture.
• On‑field referee Robert Jones, sent to the monitor by VAR, cited a “careless challenge” by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah, a judgment condemned by Marco Silva and pundits including Danny Murphy.
• Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended the decisions, saying the foul and the penalty were clear, as the episode renewed scrutiny of VAR thresholds and consistency.