Chelsea will be contacting PGMOL after referee Paul Tierney disrupted their centre-circle huddle during their 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle, a decision Liam Rosenior criticized as overshadowing key match events. Rosenior believes Chelsea were denied a penalty in the second half when Cole Palmer was fouled by Nick Woltemade.
Chelsea have recently made it a ritual to huddle at the start of each half, with Rosenior praising the practice for showing team unity and leadership.
However, Tierney entered the huddle before kick-off against Newcastle, prompting Cole Palmer to jokingly wrap his arms around the referee. Rosenior said the attention on the huddle distracted from important refereeing decisions. See More/Details