Fulham manager Marco Silva was a very unhappy man during Chelsea’s victory in the West London derby at Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese boss was raging as 18-year-old Josh King’s goal in the first half was ruled out for a contentious foul on Trevoh Chalobah in the build up.
Jason Cundy stated Chelsea ‘dodged a bullet’ with the decision, and they took full advantage of it by scoring twice either side of half-time to take control of the game.
Joao Pedro nodded home the first just before the break, with his strike actually coming after the minimum of eight additional minutes had been played in injury time.
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Enzo Maresca winks as Marco Silva rages during Chelsea vs Fulham
Silva was already hot under the collar following the decision to disallow his side’s opening goal, but Chelsea finding the net with the last kick of the half seemed to send his anger to another level.
Journalist Kieran Gill noticed from inside Stamford Bridge that after King’s goal was chalked off, Silva was ‘fuming’ after seeing the replay of the decision, while Enzo Maresca could only see the funny side of the situation.
He said: “Marco Silva is fuming, especially after the replay is shown on Stamford Bridge’s big screens. Meanwhile, Enzo Maresca turns around and gives a cheeky wink towards his substitutes’ bench.”
Marco Silva is fuming, especially after the replay is shown on Stamford Bridge's big screens
Meanwhile, Enzo Maresca turns around and gives a cheeky wink towards his substitutes' bench
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The Blues’ two quickfire goals were enough to see them win the game, with Enzo Fernandez converting from the penalty spot as a result of another lengthy VAR review.
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Maresca will be worried as injuries strike Chelsea again
Despite the victory moving Chelsea temporarily top of the Premier League, there was reason for Maresca to leave the pitch concerned at what he had seen throughout the 90 minutes.
Liam Delap had limped off early in the game, suffering what looked to be a hamstring injury before being replaced by Tyrique George.
Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill have already picked up injuries since the Blues returned to action for this season, forming a worrying trend off the back of their Club World Cup exploits.
The manager will be hoping that the issue is not too severe, with an international break now providing him a chance to take some time to recover before the next Premier League game.