Chelsea thought they had a penalty today when Callum Hudson-Odoi was brought down in the box by what looked like a clumsy Burnley leg.
But VAR ended up overturning the situation, claiming it was a dive, and Hudson-Odoi was accordingly given a booking. It seemed harsh, he went down easily but there was hand on his back, and there was no need for a yellow in such an uncertain situation.
Frank Lampard defended his player after the game, saying it wasn’t a clear cut situation, but he also warned his squad that he would confront them in the future if they got involved in such things.
Frank on the yellow for CHO: "If I feel like it was a dive, I would speak to Callum and say that's not what we're about." Says there was a little more to the incident than that. "I don't think it was as clean cut an argument as that."
— Dan Levene (@danlevene) October 26, 2019
We don’t think he will do anything here. Callum was just doing his job, trying to win a spot kick, and there’s a strong case to say he actually deserved one.
Sean Dyche was incensed about the whole thing, inevitably. But that’s just Sean Dyche for you.
