Referee John Brooks awarded a penalty for Ipswich against Chelsea (Image: Getty)
The have released a statement after a controversial penalty was awarded in match against on Monday.
The Tractor Boys took the lead when Liam Delap stepped up from the spot to beat Filip Jorgensen from 12 yards.
However, there was some debate as to whether the penalty should have been awarded in the first place after John Brooks’ divisive on-field call.
Delap sprinted through on goal and Jorgensen came sprinting off his line to smother the ball. The Dane missed the ball and Delap purportedly went flying over, convincing Brooks to point to the spot.
But replays appeared to show Delap losing his balance and throwing himself over Jorgensen, with no or very little contact between the pair.
Despite that, the on-field decision stood after a swift VAR review and Delap made no mistake in dispatching the penalty.
Liam Delap was adjudged to have been fouled by Filip Jorgensen (Image: Getty)
The have released a statement to clarify why the decision stood, despite ‘s protests.
The statement read: “The referee’s call of penalty for a foul by Jorgensen on Delap was checked and confirmed by VAR, who deemed there was sufficient contact for a penalty.”
may be aggrieved about the decision and how little time was taken to analyse the penalty incident. VAR incidents will be only be overturned if there is a ‘clear and obvious’ error made by the officials.
Joao Felix’s goal was disallowed due to offside after a VAR intervention (Image: Getty)
To make matters worse for ‘s side, VAR would deny them again when Joao Felix thought he had equalised in the first half.
The Portuguese prodded home from a cross and looked across to the assistant referee, who kept their flag down.
But replays showed the forward had moved a fraction too early when Palmer sent in the cross and VAR had no option but to disallow the goal.
knew that victory would see them finish 2024 in second position as do not play until New Year’s Day. But Maresca’s men would need a spirited effort to take all three points away from Portman Road after falling behind.