Crystal Palace fans sang 'It is no longer football' after Ebereechi Eze was refused what his last goal could have been for the club when a Niche law saw its wild free kick designing.
With Tottenham Hotspur who pushed to sign the 27-year-old-so difficult that he was in and out of the traveling team of Palace in the Weekend-Zag Eze as if he had shown why he was worth his £ 55 million appreciation.
It was a burning strike and one that Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez Baaaed through the Chelsea, but then Law 13 was taken into account by the referee, Darren England, after a varied alert.
Marc Guehi was supposed to have been stood within a meter of the defensive wall of Chelsea.
Technically, it was the right call according to the Rulebook. However, this was hardly a law that has been consistently maintained since the introduction to the Premier League in 2019.
Already disillusioned after he was relegated by UEFA to the conference League of the Europa League, this did little to ensure that the Palace supporters are again against them.
They quickly found images that showed how Reece James' free kick against Bournemouth should also be allowed in this stadium last season because of law 13. Marc Cucurella touched the wall of the cherries practically while they were standing next to Tosin Adarabioyo.
As palace defender Chris Richards said afterwards: “Everyone in the stadium thought it was a goal, but you live and die through VAR and we died.”
Manager Oliver Glasner added to Eze: 'Ebereechi should have scored a goal. He had one and it was not allowed. He will come to the Crystal Palace Training Ground on Monday, Tuesday, we will take on Wednesday and I expect that he will play back for us against Fredrikstad (in the play-off first leg on Thursday in the Conference League). '
Because of the decision, Eze missed his potential dear farewell, although in his general achievements it did show why Arsenal regretted their interest in him if Spurs makes him their next £ 55 million signing.
When he was replaced in the 84th minute, Eze took a moment to go to the end as he walked to the touchline. The supporters showed their appreciation for a player who was signed for £ 19.5 million from Queens Park Rangers in 2020.