Chelsea sent unanimous Sunderland penalty verdict as Cole Palmer VAR controversy explained

Pundits and former referee Dermot Gallagher reviewed two key penalty controversies from Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland. Referee Jarred Gillet awarded Sunderland a decisive 36th-minute penalty after Levi Colwill brought down Brian Brobbey, allowing Enzo Le Fee to score the match winner past Mike Penders. Gallagher, Jay Bothroyd, and Tim Sherwood all agreed that the decision to award Sunderland the penalty was correct.

However, both Bothroyd and Sherwood argued Chelsea were denied a rightful penalty involving Cole Palmer. Gallagher explained that VAR determined the initial foul occurred outside the penalty area before Luke O'Nien's secondary contact inside the box, meaning no spot-kick could be given.