Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has refused to criticise the referee when discussing VAR disallowing West Ham's late equaliser.
Chelsea came out 2-1 victors against the Irons despite a disappointing overall performance.
The Blues failed to create many chances against the low block of West Ham, with David Moyes' side going ahead in the second half through Michail Antonio.
Tuchel brought on both Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz towards the end of the match in what was a managerial masterstroke, with both players scoring to complete the comeback.
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Chilwell netted after flicking on a Thiago Silva pass before converting. The wing-back then set-up Havertz for what turned out to be the winner.
West Ham had the ball in the back of the net once more late on through Maxwell Cornet, however the referee was sent to the monitor for a check.
After review, the goal was disallowed as it appeared that Jarrod Bowen made contact with Edouard Mendy, who went down with an injury.
The Blues held on after this to take a valuable three points at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Speaking after the match, Tuchel was questioned about the performance of the referee and VAR but refused to be critical of their decisions, despite believing that the first goal for West Ham should not have stood.
This comes as the German was previously fined by the Football Association for comments made after Chelsea's 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the season.
Tuchel said: “It obviously went in our favour (VAR). There is a reason I think it went in our favour.
"It’s my opinion, and I don’t know if everyone shares the opinion that it’s very clear it’s a foul.
"The first goal we concede is very similar to the situation we had against Tottenham, but I leave it to you to decide if this goal should stand and whether this situation isn’t the same situation as against Tottenham.
"I will not comment anymore because what happened against Tottenham was so obvious, and I paid a lot of money for commenting, so I will not do it again.”
The Blues will now travel to Croatia as they prepare to face Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday in the first match of the UEFA Champions League.
Tuchel's side will be hopeful of coming out victors as they look to mount a challenge in Europe this season.
After this, the Blues return to Premier League action against Fulham at Craven Cottage next weekend.
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Nick Emms