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Liverpool fans furious with VAR after penalty not awarded for handball vs Chelsea

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Updated 18:18 13 Aug 2023 GMT+1Published 17:58 13 Aug 2023 GMT+1

Liverpool fans furious with VAR after penalty not awarded for handball vs Chelsea

Liverpool fans are not impressed.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

Liverpool fans launched their fury at VAR after they were denied a penalty against Chelsea for a handball by Nicolas Jackson.

Dominik Szoboszlai's corner was headed towards goal by Luis Diaz, who scored Liverpool's first goal, but it then struck Jackson's hand from point blank range as he jumped for the ball.

Referee Anthony Taylor did not give the penalty on the field, with the decision then checked by VAR.

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VAR deemed the action not to be worthy of a penalty and waved play on.

And while fans were divided over whether the decision was indeed the correct one, many Liverpool fans certainly were not happy.


Liverpool fans livid at VAR decision

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Taking to Twitter to react to the decision, one Liverpool fan wrote: "Liverpool robbed here imo. Handball means penalty, especially when the hand changes the direction of the ball after a strike or header."

Another added: "No idea how that wasn't a Liverpool penalty. Not like his hands were tucked in against his body. Strange officiating."

A third claimed: "How's that not a penalty? That's going in without that handball."

One Chelsea fan agreed: "To be fair, I'd be fuming if that penalty wasn't given for us in the Liverpool box."

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Other viewers, meanwhile, debated the current handball law: "Law 12 is incredibly flawed if a handball like that isn't a pen."

Another said: "Another season of me not understanding the handball law."

The current FA handball law - Law 12 - states: "It is an offence if a player touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger.

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"A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player's body movement for that specific situation."

Should Liverpool have received a penalty, or did VAR make the correct call? Let us know in the comments.

Featured Image Credit: Premier League

Topics: Chelsea, Liverpool, Premier League, Fan Reactions

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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