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Josh King's goal wrongly ruled out by VAR

Saturday, 30 August 2025 · 2025-26 · 23'

What happened

Josh King's goal was wrongly ruled out through a VAR review for a foul in the build-up by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah. VAR Michael Salisbury was stood down from his next appointment.

On the pitch: Correct on the field
VAR: VAR overturned
Benefited: CHE Chelsea
Harmed: FUL Fulham

Fan verdict

Was the final decision right?

One tap, then pick your club. We show how Chelsea fans, Fulham fans and everyone else answered.

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Officials & their calls

RefereeRob JonesCorrectcareer on file: 10 err · 23%VARMichael SalisburyErrorcareer on file: 9 err · 47%Assistant VARScott LedgerErrorcareer on file: 1 err · 50%

What the fans thought

Meltdown91

37 of 278 comments in the r/soccer post-match thread were angry about the officiating. Main gripes: penalty and handball.

“Another brilliant day out from PGMOL. Completely changed the direction of the entire match and rather than getting the entertaining derby it promised we got an absolute s***fest that nobody will remember for anything oth…” · 98 upvotes

“Fulham got f***ed hard, the officials are diabolical.” · 57 upvotes

Whole-match mood, not this incident alone.

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