Why did VAR cancel the offside and award a penalty in the Leicester City vs Chelsea match?
Alex Olise
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
In an intriguing Premier League encounter, Chelsea claimed an away victory over Leicester in Matchday 12. The Londoners led 2-0 until the 75th minute but allowed the hosts to pull one back.
Details: In stoppage time, a controversial moment unfolded. Mavididi delivered a pass into the penalty area, finding a teammate who was brought down by Lavia. Initially, the referees flagged the play for offside. However, after a VAR review, it was determined there was no offside.
Interestingly, the referee intended to award a penalty, but the decision was overturned due to offside. Fortunately, justice was eventually served.
Instead, a penalty was awarded to Leicester, which Jordan Ayew converted to bring the final score to 2-1.
Following this victory, Chelsea climbed to third place in the table, while Leicester remains in 16th, just three points above the relegation zone.
