Premier League make announcement about incident in Nottingham Forest win vs Chelsea
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(Credit: Imago) Mon 4 May 2026 17:30, UK The Premier League have spoken out after Chelsea striker Joao Pedro saw a goal ruled out during their 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Monday. Vitor Pereira’s side stunned the European hopefuls at Stamford Bridge, as Taiwo Awoniyi netted a brace either side of Igor Jesus’ penalty to hand the visitors a valuable three points in their fight against relegation.By contrast, the Blues’ defeat on home turf provided another major dent to their hopes of securing European football for next season, as they are now ninth in the Premier League table.
Cole Palmer missed a penalty for Chelsea shortly before half-time, and Pedro saw a goal ruled out in the 73rd minute, before eventually getting on the scoresheet in stoppage time.Forest’s victory was just their second in their last 15 meetings with Chelsea, and it certainly didn’t come without its controversies. ⚽ Nottingham Forest Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert previews and tactical analysis for every Nottingham Forest fixture. VISIT THE FOREST MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Premier League provide explanation for Joao Pedro decisionPedro was at the centre of the action on Monday afternoon, as he was a constant thorn in the side of the Forest defence, before almost cutting the deficit in the second period.
ChelseaStatsForest67%Possession33%1.93xG2.075Shots on Target42Big Chances338Touches in Opposition Box1710Corners1The final stats from Forest’s win vs Chelsea, as per Fotmob.The goal was initially awarded by the officiating team, but a lengthy review from VAR official James Bell ultimately dictated that the goal should be ruled out.Replays appeared to show that Pedro was a matter of centimetres offside as the cross was delivered, with around half of his right boot being beyond Neco Williams as the last defender. #CHENFO – 73’ VAR OVERTURNVAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Joao Pedro was in an offside position and recommended that the goal was disallowed. pic.twitter.com/1l8wU9YDEF— Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) May 4, 2026 View Tweet The Premier League have now made an announcement via their Match Centre account on X to confirm the decision, as they wrote: “VAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Joao Pedro was in an offside position and recommended that the goal was disallowed.”Nottingham Forest to benefit from Vitor Pereira masterstroke vs ChelseaForest are set to take on Aston Villa on Thursday night in the second leg of their crucial Europa League semi-final at Villa Park. The Reds have been resurgent in their fight against relegation in recent weeks, and they have now earned the right to place full priority on their European campaign as they are within touching distance of the final.