(Chelsea – West Ham 2-1) Two minutes before the end of the game, Kai Havertz sent the Chelsea fans soaring. Seconds later, West Ham thought they had equalised, but the video referee said it differently.

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Look at the situation above the case!

– This is a disgraceful decision – a rotten decision – from one of the supposedly elite judges. “It’s an extraordinary decision against us,” West Ham coach David Moyes told Sky Sports after the game.

– It was up there with one of the worst VAR decisions, West Ham captain Declan Rice wrote on Twitter.

– Couldn’t even believe the referee had been asked to look at the screen, Rice followed through other messages.

Substitute Maxwel Cornet thought he had equalized when he dropped the ball onto the roof of the net just before extra time.

But the video referee told referee Andy Madley he had to look at the score again. In front of goal, Jarrod Bowen was a bit late in a duel against Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. After viewing the video screen, the relieved Chelsea crowd was able to cheer on the cancellation.

– I think the goalkeeper (Mendy) threw himself, when he lost the ball, and pretended he was injured because he couldn’t make a return, Moyes continued in an interview with Sky Sports.

Bowen’s left foot hit Mendy’s stomach, not a hard hit, but enough for the VAR bus to dismiss the situation as a “clear and obvious error”, which is the criterion for the referee to use an assist.

– We were lucky to get the VAR decision, which for me was the right decision, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel told the BBC.

– Absolutely shocking, tweeted former England international Michael Owen about canceling the score 2-2.

– It’s a ridiculous decision, says British expert Danny Murphy on the BBC.

In doing so, Chelsea secured a crucial three points which are five points above league leaders Arsenal, who face Manchester United on Sunday.

Kai Havertz was the big hero off the bench when he saved Chelsea 2-1 two minutes from time after Ben Chilwell’s cross.

The latter sealed a brilliant 1-1 scoreline when he beat a ball caressed by teammate Thiago Silva. A high quality finish as West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski had to watch the ball roll between his own legs and into the back of the net.

After 62 minutes, after much pushing and shoving in a corner, Michail Antonio fired the ball into the net from close range to put West Ham 1-0 up.

In front of goal, there was a toothless display with a Chelsea side having a lot of possession, while West Ham were well organised.

– This is not the first act for the history books, Viaplay commentator Jørgen Klem describes the first half with some care.

Wesley Fofana, with a tag of over NOK 800 million, started today’s game in central defense for Chelsea.

West Ham are 17th with four points after today’s game.