Chelsea extended their unbeaten run this afternoon and opened up a 15-point gap on last season’s runners-up Liverpool as they won 2-1 at Anfield in a game full of controversy.
Emre Can gave the Reds the lead through Emre Can before Gary Cahill pulled level, with the goal given by goal-line technology. Then a Ramires elbow on Raheem Sterling was missed, before Diego Costa put the Blues ahead though Liverpool may argue the ball was out of play.
On top of this, a Gary Cahill handball was somehow not spotted by referee Anthony Taylor which led to angry responses from the Liverpool faithful- though perhaps wanting Rafael Benitez to return is a step too far?
It’s out of bound reff… It’s also a handball… Rodgers, Glen, Balo out, bring Rafa back… #YNWA
— indriyanto s (@moasumoa) November 8, 2014
Can now see why chelsea are top, they cheat their way through games. THATS NOT FOOTBALL.
— lauren (@laurenpaige_lfc) November 8, 2014
The refs were horrible esp. giving Sterling a yellow card when he didn’t make contact, & they didn’t call the handball at the end. #BPL
— LISTEN LEARN LECTURE (@iamDMiller) November 8, 2014
Seen the replay of the Chahill handball. Taylor has a perfect view of the situation. No excuse for not giving the penalty.
— Lars Lundstedt (@LarraLundstedt) November 8, 2014
And that handball!!!! Some refs are blind
— Tayyib (@tayyib_18) November 8, 2014
Liverpool at least robbed of a point from that match. Cahill with the clear hand ball that wasn’t called.
— Chuck (@CleFan4Ever) November 8, 2014
How did the ref miss that handball? Cahill needs a pair of gloves.
— Didi Hamann (@DietmarHamann) November 8, 2014
Tbh, if Liverpool were given a penalty for that hand ball and then would have scored, it would have been an unfair result.
— Taabish Khan (@TaabishTrueBlue) November 8, 2014
Taylor wouldn’t give a handball penalty against Cahill even if he was Edward Scissorhands.
— JamesGooner88 (@JamesGooner88) November 8, 2014
