Finally Justice prevails as Chelsea have received an updated final ruling on Jadon Sancho’s penalty incident after the controversy surrounding their match against Liverpool took a new turn.

Chelsea were informed that a combination of VAR and referee John Brooks made the correct calls during their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

The match, which featured several contentious moments, saw Curtis Jones’ goal give Liverpool the lead. Nicolas Jackson equalized shortly after halftime, with his goal initially ruled offside but later allowed.

However, Jones scored again to restore Liverpool’s advantage, and despite Chelsea’s possession and multiple attempts, they failed to create clear scoring opportunities.

One controversial moment involved Jadon Sancho, who fell after a clash with Trent Alexander-Arnold in Liverpool’s box, but no penalty was awarded, and VAR did not intervene.

Former referee Dermot Gallagher supported the decision, saying, “I didn’t think it was a foul. Both players are tangled, and I would be very surprised if that was given as a penalty.”

Gallagher also backed the penalty call against Levi Colwill, who fouled Jones in the box. He explained, “It’s a penalty; he doesn’t get the ball and catches him on the shin. The referee had the perfect view.”

Another debated incident saw Jones go down after contact with Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Sanchez. After VAR prompted a review, the penalty was overturned. Gallagher supported this decision as well, noting, “The goalkeeper clearly gets the ball first, and Jones runs into him.”

Regarding a first-half incident with Mo Salah, Gary Neville called for a booking for diving, but Gallagher disagreed, explaining, “Salah slipped as he was about to kick the ball, so it wasn’t a dive.”

Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo was also fortunate to escape with just a yellow card for a foul on Diogo Jota, with Gallagher reasoning that Jota was not in possession of the ball and Levi Colwill was in a position to challenge him, making it a footrace.

“The direction of the ball was towards the corner flag and moving away from the goal, so even if he had gotten to it, he would still be moving away from the target. Additionally, I believe Colwill would have had the opportunity to recover if he got to the ball first, so there are too many factors at play.”

When asked about the various contentious moments in the match, Maresca remained non-committal. “The referee’s decisions have been clear for you, for me, and probably for all of you,” he stated vaguely in a post-match press conference.

“The referee is responsible for making decisions. Sometimes they’re correct, and sometimes they aren’t. There’s nothing more to say.”