**The Premier League have released a clarification on Eberechi Eze's controversially disallowed goal for Crystal Palace against Chelsea.**
Eze fired Palace in front with a fiercely-hit free kick on 13 minutes.
The midfielder struck the set piece between the wall and another line of defenders, with Robert Sanchez unable to react quickly enough to keep the ball out.
But the goal was referred to VAR over a potential foul, with an incident between Palace captain Marc Guehi and Chelsea's Moises Caicedo the key focus.
It was questioned as to whether Guehi fouled Caicedo by effectively shoving him towards the wall and allowing a gap for Eze to strike the free kick through.
After a lengthy check, VAR disallowed the goal - with fans immediately questioning the decision.
But the Premier League's Match Centre account has confirmed that, instead of the strike being chalked off for a foul by Guehi, he actually committed a lesser-known infraction instead.
The statement reads: "After VAR review, the referee overturned the original decision of goal to Crystal Palace.
"Referee announcement: 'After review, away number six is less than one metre away from the wall as the shot is taken. Therefore, it's an indirect free kick and a disallowed goal'."
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