CHELSEA starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi was booked for diving after a VAR review deemed there was not enough contact to send the teenager tumbling to the floor. The 18-year-old hit the deck after minimal contact from the Burnley defender. And referee Michael Oliver had initially shown no hesitation in pointing to the spot. But after a […]
CHELSEA starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi was booked for diving after a VAR review deemed there was not enough contact to send the teenager tumbling to the floor.
The 18-year-old hit the deck after minimal contact from the Burnley defender.
And referee Michael Oliver had initially shown no hesitation in pointing to the spot.
But after a VAR review, the officials deemed that there was not sufficient contact to send the Blues youngster over.
The replays show no contact between the defender’s legs with Hudson-Odoi.
But they do clearly show James Tarkowski’s hand on the youngster’s back.
Some fans on Twitter were quick to condemn the Chelsea academy graduate: “Hudson odoi you little diver”.
“Hudson-Cheater-Diver-Odoi for now on,” another added.
One user said: “Terrible dive by Hudson Odoi, finnaly VAR overturn one”.
Another stuck the boot in on Chelsea fans: “So funny listening to Chelsea fans in London moaning about Hudson-Odoi not starting and then his replacement scoring a hat trick followed by Hudson been booked for a dive”.
But other fans were keen to defend the England international.
One said: “Harsh on Hudson–Odoi. There was definitely contact from Tarkovski”.
While another pointed out: “Bit harsh for a yellow on Hudson–Odoi that, may not have got fouled by the leg but did get a push in the back.”
Frank Lampard’s side were 4-0 up at the time thanks to Christian Pulisic’s incredible hat-trick.
And despite conceding twice late on – the Blues continued their impressive recent run.
