Fulham have formally named Josh King\u2019s strike against Chelsea as their Goal of the Month for August, despite the effort being ruled out during the match. The club placed that disallowed strike above the two recognised goals in the monthly competition, and the vote share underlined the point.<\/p>\n
VAR intervened in the incident and on-field referee Rob Jones ruled the attempt out after deciding Muniz had stepped on Chalobah\u2019s foot. Professional Game Match Officials Limited chief Howard Webb described the controversial decision as a \u201cmisjudgement\u201d on the part of the officials. Chelsea went on to win the game 2\u20130.<\/p>\n
Fulham issued a club statement that celebrated the technique of the strike while acknowledging the decision that denied the player full credit. \u201cThough it was cruelly taken away from the 18-year-old, there is no denying the skill of the effort, as he confidently burst forward onto Sander Berge\u2019s defence-splitting pass and cut inside Tosin, before sitting the former Fulham man down as he drilled a shot through his legs and inside the near post,\u201d a club statement read. \u201cThat he garnered 83.1% of the votes demonstrates how special a moment that was, or would have been.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Key Match Incidents panel, which examines major refereeing decisions, reviewed the episode after the game. The panel said it acknowledged both the VAR call and the on-field official\u2019s decision were incorrect and that the goal should have stood. \u201cThe panel unanimously supported the original on-field call to allow play to continue and award the goal,\u201d the group wrote.<\/p>\n
Fulham\u2019s decision to enshrine the strike in their Goal of the Month results underlines how the club and its supporters view the moment: a high-quality finish that the officials denied at the time, and one later endorsed in the competition vote and by a post-match officials panel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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