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Noni Madueke had to be dragged away from referee Craig Pawson after Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday night.
Madueke and his team-mates thought they’d secured a 96th-minute winner when Axel Disasi headed residence from shut vary to make it 3-2 in their favour.
However, the objective was disallowed after a prolonged VAR test that noticed Pawson seek the advice of the pitch-side monitor.
Pawson dominated the objective out after claiming Benoit Badiashile had shoved Diego Carlos in the again in the build-up to the objective.
Madueke was livid with the choice and needed to make his emotions identified after the ultimate whistle at Villa Park.
Madueke stormed straight up to Pawson and started shouting in his face earlier than being restrained by Chelsea coach Jesus Perez.
Madueke and Benoit Badiashile might reportedly be heard saying ‘it is flawed, you recognize it is flawed. You understand it. You understand it!’ whereas pointing at Pawson.
Disasi, who scored the disallowed last-gasp objective, tried to calm Madueke down by grabbing him and strolling him away from the state of affairs.
However, it was somewhat too late as Pawson was lower than impressed with Madueke’s behaviour and awarded him a yellow card earlier than talking to Cole Palmer.
Palmer appeared to plead with Pawson earlier than being escorted away by Chelsea’s backroom employees.
Once tensions had settled, Madueke was requested concerning the 96th-minute objective. He advised BBC Sport: ‘Should it have been three factors? Yes.’
The 22-year-old went on to add: ‘Do I feel the objective ought to have stood? Yes. Nothing else to say concerning the state of affairs.’
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino was equally as unimpressed and mentioned VAR is ‘damaging English soccer’ after his aspect have been denied the injury-time winner.
‘Everyone that was watching the sport will really feel dissatisfied,’ Pochettino mentioned on TNT Sports after the sport.
‘Two various things the referee mentioned it was a foul and disallowed the objective and then going to the VAR to affirm.
‘The referee is unbelievable and it is ridiculous. It is troublesome to settle for, these sort of issues in the semi-final [FA Cup against Man City] two weeks in the past it was handball and it was no penalty, the referee he did not test it.
‘It is painful as it has broken English soccer and I feel Villa gamers and their followers did not perceive why the objective was disallowed.
‘They mentioned it was foul and in case you see the problem what occurred if we go into each single problem like this it’s going to be a foul and we would not end the sport with 11 [players].
‘We can speak concerning the efficiency or the choice – it’s damaging the sport. I’m calm and it is just to assist. Now, we have now to transfer on and it is going to be in the headlines with the disallowed objective.’
It had appeared prefer it was going to be one other night time to overlook as Marc Cucurella’s personal objective and a Morgan Rogers strike put Villa 2-0 up on the break.
But Chelsea responded nicely and drew stage via Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher earlier than the injury-time drama.
Villa will maybe really feel they bought away with one, regardless of main the sport 2-0 on the interval.
Aiming to qualify for Europe’s premier membership competitors for the primary time, they have been primed to transfer 9 factors away from fifth-placed Tottenham however seemed leggy and not at their greatest.
The draw has opened the door to Spurs, who’ve three video games in hand, however Villa will nonetheless be favourites to end in fourth as the north London membership have Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City nonetheless to play.
Pochettino will be happy with his aspect’s efficiency and they nonetheless have an opportunity to qualify for Europe if they’ll end an inconsistent season strongly.