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The Premier League Match Centre has confirmed Joao Pedro was only just onside when he opened the scoring for Chelsea against Brentford.
New Blues head coach Liam Rosenior faced a tough test in his first Premier League match. The Bees have been in excellent form and began the weekend above the west Londoners.
However, summer signing Pedro gave Rosenior's side the perfect start with a well taken goal. When he wheeled away in celebration, the linesperson's flag was raised, pouring cold water over any celebrations.
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As the players got themselves into position to defend a Brentford free-kick, the VAR checking announcement rang out across the tannoy. After a lengthy check, the Brazilian was judged to have been in an onside position when Enzo Fernandez played the pass.
In a tweet uploaded to their X page soon after the VAR decision was completed, the Premier League Match Centre wrote: "26’ VAR OVERTURN VAR checked the referee’s call of no goal – and established that Joao Pedro was in an onside position and recommended that the goal was awarded."
The left shoulder of Brentford defender Michael Kayode is what kept the ex-Brighton and Hove Albion forward. It was the kind of tiny margin Rosenior needed in a tough test on his Premier League debut.
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