Referees are accused of “changing rules” after Brighton “robbed in broad daylight” against Chelsea

When a late penalty was overruled by VAR on Sunday afternoon,

Brighton & Hove Albion supporters became enraged and accused the Premier League of altering the rules.

When Brighton went to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon,

supporters of the sport said they were “robbed in broad daylight.”

When Levi Colwill was judged to have handled the ball,

Brighton believed they had been awarded a late penalty at Stamford Bridge,

giving them the opportunity to tie the score.

Referee Craig Pawson reversed his ruling and gave Chelsea a drop ball after going to look at the VAR monitor.

Supporters, though, couldn’t understand why Brighton wasn’t given a corner at that point.

Brighton supporters were incensed by another ruling, contending that

Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo ought to have been allowed to walk and that

the Blues’ previous penalty was never a foul.

“Brighton committed robbery during the day. Caicedo ought to have been away.

Chelsea never had a pen; they were shoulder to shoulder.

Brighton didn’t even get a corner and had one of their pens overturned.

Rules are changing now,” an irate fan exclaimed.

“Brighton have been absolutely robbed by the officiating in this game,

@premierleague officials are a joke which is nothing new,” a second later.

“Something has to be done, man. These referees are f***ing horrible,” said another.

Can’t even manage a basic corner correctly.”

The first forty-five minutes of the match saw Chelsea dominate,

but Brighton took control of the match after Conor Gallagher was sent off,

just after Facundo Buonanotte gave the Seagulls a response.

But any momentum Roberto De Zerbi’s team may have gained was quickly dashed when

Chelsea was awarded a penalty following a protracted VAR check.

The shoulder-to-shoulder challenge was given credit as a spot-kick,

which infuriated Brighton supporters.

They were even more incensed when Caicedo continued to play after

committing a second offence that could have resulted in a booking.

Joao Pedro gave the Seagulls a little reprieve, but it was too little, too late.

Deep into added time, replays showed that the ball had struck the Chelsea defender’s face,

overturning Pawson’s penalty call and giving the Blues all three points.

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