‘How people can say that is not a handball is beyond me’: West Brom boss Slaven Bilic left furious after Kai Havertz appeared to handle the ball in build up to Tammy Abraham’s late equaliser in 3-3 draw with Chelsea
- Chelsea fought back from 3-0 down at West Brom to clinch a draw on Saturday
- The Blues’ first-half collapse saw the Baggies grab a third after just 30 minutes
- Frank Lampard’s side sealed a point in injury-time, with Tammy Abraham scoring
- However, VAR appeared to miss Kai Havertz’s handball in the build-up to the goal
- Slaven Bilic was left furious at the error which denied his team a huge victory
Chelsea record £72M signing Kai Havertz was at the centre of a controversial handball VAR row as newly promoted West Brom were denied an unlikely win.
West Brom were clinging on to their three goal half-time lead when television replays appeared to show Havertz control the ball with an arm in the build-up to an injury time equaliser from Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.
West Brom manager Slaven Bilic said: ‘The third goal is difficult to accept because the handball was so clear.
Slaven Bilic was left furious after VAR missed a Kai Havertz handball on Saturday night
The German talent appeared to handle the ball in the build-up to Tammy Abraham’s leveller
Abraham’s grabbed a point for Chelsea after fighting back from their first-half nightmare
‘I do not even want to talk about it because it is not “a maybe” or “a possibly” it IS a handball.
‘That is end of story, full stop. How people can that is say not a handball is beyond me.
‘I am proud of my players and they should be feeling that too in a buzzing dressing room, but it is not like that.
Kyle Bartley and Callum Robinson had put West Brom into a sensational 3-0 lead in the first 45
‘The lads are disappointed because they did not get the three points they deserved
‘As a manager I have to go into dressing room and see really disappointed faces because a couple of points have been taken for us because of a handball.’