Gallagher rescues draw at Aston Villa but Chelsea fume over disallowed goal


by The Guardian

The Guardian— Perhaps the underlying reason for Mauricio Pochettino flanking Craig Pawson as the referee headed down the tunnel was the nagging sense that Chelsea should, really, have recorded an extraordinary comeback win long before Axel Disasi’s 95th-minute header was ruled out after the video assistant referee intervened.By then Aston Villa, pushing to pip Tottenham to fourth place, had squandered a two-goal lead and badly faded. Disasi headed in off the underside of the bar after Chelsea recycled a...

Daily Mail—Conor Gallagher's beautiful late strike gave Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino the least they deserved with a 2-2 draw while Aston Villa's second-half display will concern Unai Emery. Chelsea fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Blues thought they had scored a last-gasp winner but it was disallowed. 'He's reaching De Bruyne levels!' Arsenal maestro Martin Odegaard HAS to be in the running for Player of the Year - Listen to the

The Athletic—The Briefing: Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 2 - Why were Villa so passive? Have Chelsea proved their character?. This game ripped up the script established at these clubs this season. , revived under Unai Emery, passed up the opportunity to move nine points clear of fifth-placed as they surrendered a two-goal lead to at a nervous Villa Park. Instead, the visitors roused themselves, levelled in a frantic second half and were only denied a winner deep into stoppage time by a VAR review. Advertisement A pulsating contest saw Chelsea fall behind early as put the ball into his own net. Villa added a second...

Football London—Why Cole Palmer argued with Mauricio Pochettino assistant after Chelsea draw vs Aston Villa. Chelsea's players had to be separated from referee Craig Pawson at full-time as they reacted to Axel Disasi's late winner being disallowed...