Referees body (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb said the decision to disallow Josh King's goal for Fulham in their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Chelsea last weekend was wrong and that the video assistant referee (VAR) made a mistake by intervening.

The 18-year-old midfielder's effort was ruled out after a VAR check due to Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz stepping on Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah's foot in the lead-up to the goal.

Fulham manager Marco Silva was left fuming by the decision, labelling it "unbelievable" in his post-match comments.

The fallout from the decision saw Michael Salisbury, the VAR official for the fixture, stood down for the Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal on Sunday.

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