Ebechi Eze refused the objective: why the free kick of Crystal Palace Forward was excluded by VS Chelsea after Var Check | Football news

Ebelechi Eze thought he had pulled Crystal Palace in Chelsea’s head on Sunday with an astonishing free kick, but an unusual law was applied to prohibit the objective.

The objective would have given visitors an invaluable victory the opening weekend at Stamford Bridge.

Sky Sports Explain why it was excluded …

What happened?

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella committed a fault on Will Hughes just outside the region and Eze exploded the free goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to advance Crystal Palace in the 13th minute.

However, the Was James Bell spotted this captain of the palace Marc Guehi had pushed Caicedo months To create a gap so that the ball flies and, in doing so, was too close to the Chelsea wall when the ball was struck.

Referee Darren England Excluded the objective after consulting the pitchid instructor and announced the decision of Stamford Bridge. He said: “After examination, the Crystal Palace n ° 6 (Guehi) is less than a meter from the wall while the shot is taken. Therefore, it is an indirect free kick and a refused objective.”

Sky Sports’ Chris Sutton declared on the co-warrant that the decision was “scandalous” and “extremely hard”.

What does the law say?

The IFAB laws of the game for 2025/26 claim: “When three team players in defense or more form a” wall “, all the attackers’ team players must remain at least 1 m (1 yd) of the” wall “until the ball is at stake.

“If, when a free kick is taken, an attacking team player is less than 1 m (1 YD) of a” wall “formed by three team players or more, an indirect free kick is rewarded.”

Has it already happened?

A similar incident occurred last season, although it was unpunished, which was also in favor of Chelsea.

Reece James marked a free kick to equalize the 95th minute against Bournemouth in January.

However, two Chelsea players, Marc Cucurella and Tosin, stood less than a meter from the Bournemouth wall. The goal should have been excluded.

Glasner: Premier League must be careful with the Franc-Franc law

Crystal Palace director Oliver Glassner said the Premier League must be careful with the law.

“I know we have to be a yard on the wall,” he said. “I think we may have a situation where we sometimes try to block like everyone else. And, obviously, the block started too early.

“But the Premier League must be careful when it prohibits these kinds of goals. Because I think that in each direct free kick, there are blocks somewhere around the wall. But, of course, we must accept it because it is the rule.

“I was a little surprised, because Var is treated or handled very, very cautiously here in England, which I really appreciate. It is always a question of supporting the own decision on the ground of the referee.

“My big team, who always watch all set games, will watch it again and find a solution so that in the following case, this will not happen that the goal is prohibited, then we can celebrate and hope to win.”

‘Var is against the objectives’

Micah Richards said: “There can be no complaints, but it seems that Var is anti-Goals.”

Roy Keane added: “The attacking teams must now be aware of this rule. We see players blocking and being a nuisance all the time.

“Guehi is almost too far from being a nuisance and players. He just needed to do it a little.”

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