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Chelsea benefited from several controversial referee calls in a 2-0 victory over West London neighbour Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Joao Pedro gave Chelsea the lead with a corner header at nine minutes of first half stoppage time after a minimum of eight minutes of extra minutes was called.<\/p>\n
It was even more furious, Marco Silva was already furious after Josh King’s 21-minute goal for his team was considered to have been engraved at the foot of Trevo Charova when Rodrigo Muniz protected the ball in a build-up.<\/p>\n
Silva resorted to sarcasm laughs early in the second half after Chelsea was awarded a handball penalty against Ryan Sesegnon following another video review.<\/p>\n
After a long delay, Enzo Fernandez, who had sent the corner for Joao Pedro’s goal, converted a spot kick into the middle of Stamford Bridge’s 56th day.<\/p>\n
“Just watching the game as a manager, as a football lover, as a former soccer player, as a fan makes me feel really sad,” Silva said when asked for opinions on the referee’s decision. “Just that.”<\/p>\n
Chelsea scored seven points from nine possible games in the first three games of the campaign, but Fulham still didn’t win.<\/p>\n
In a Premier League match after Saturday, Manchester United were hoping to promote Burnley and bounce back from an embarrassing defeat in the English League Cup, but Tottenham won three times in a row to open a campaign in a home match against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n
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There’s Steve Douglas https:\/\/twitter.com\/sdouglas80<\/span><\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n