Fulham manager Marco Silva has criticised "unbelievable" VAR decisions in the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Fulham midfielder Josh King thought he had scored his first senior goal in the first half of Saturday's West London derby, before referee Rob Jones was advised to review the build-up on the pitchside monitor.
The official controversially ruled that Rodrigo Muniz had committed a foul when he inadvertently caught Trevoh Chalobah while in possession of the ball.
Chelsea ultimately took full advantage of that reprieve, as Joao Pedro went on to score the opener in first-half stoppage time.
Fulham were on the wrong side of another controversial call in the second period when VAR official Michael Salisbury sent the referee to the monitor to review a potential penalty.
There's more VAR controversy as the ball strikes Joao Pedro's hand just moments before a handball is given against Ryan Sessegnon.
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Silva slams VAR decisions after defeat
Jones awarded the spot-kick for a handball against Ryan Sessegnon, but dismissed a possible handball and potential fouls in the build-up.
Enzo Fernandes stepped up to dispatch the penalty to double Chelsea's advantage and condemn Fulham to their first defeat of the season.
Speaking after the game, Silva hit out at the "unbelievable" decisions that contributed to his team's loss at Stamford Bridge.
“The second decision was completely unbelievable, for that penalty,” Silva told reporters. “And it was an unbelievable decision [for the first]. You have many decisions to talk about
"I have spoken about referees so many times. I am not in the best mood to do it.
“It’s handball from [Sessegnon] - definitely it’s handball. But before that moment, you can see easily two, three or four fouls for ourselves.
“There was a stamp on Alex Iwobi, handball by Joao Pedro, push on Joachim Andersen. They saw the penalty after three moments at least that they have to see for us."
Fulham manager Marco Silva reacts on August 30, 2025
Fulham join unfortunate club
As a result of the second-half decision, Fulham have become just the sixth team in Premier League history to concede a penalty in each of their first three matches of the season.
They are also still waiting for their first league win of the campaign, having mustered two points from their opening three top-flight outings.
Fulham will try to end that wait when they return to action with a home game against newly-promoted Leeds after the international break.
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