• ‘It’s another huge question mark over VAR,’ says Lampard
Frank Lampard was fiercely critical of VAR after Giovani Lo Celso escaped a red card for a stamp on César Azpilicueta. The Chelsea manager, who could revel in a 2-1 home victory, felt that the challenge had put his player at risk of injury and he was astonished that after the match referee, Michael Oliver, took no action, the VAR, David Coote, did likewise.
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Written by David Hytner at Stamford Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/22/frank-lampard-chelsea-red-card-var-tottenham under the title “Chelsea’s Frank Lampard furious after VAR admits error over Lo Celso stamp”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
