Nigeria football fans have reacted to Chelsea's controversial win over West Ham United.
The Blues defeated the Hammers 2-1 in a Premier League game at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon. The tension soaked encounter had controversies trailing it after fulltime.
Chelsea who were coming from a 2-1 defeat to Southampton needed to react, but fell behind in the 62nd minute. Declan Rice squared the bal into the box, enabling Antonio to tap in from close range.
The comeback began in the 76th minute when Ben Chilwell found the net. Chelsea then went ahead for the first time in the game through Kai Havertz.
Chilwell got his second goal involvement of the day as he assisted Kai Havertz to score Chelsea's second.
West Ham thought they had salvaged a point when Maxwel Cornet scored late in the game. The Video Assistant Referee intervened, saying that Jarrod Bowen had fouled a player in the build up.
The decision to chalk off the goal has got Nigerian football lovers talking.
A large percentage of the football fans have expressed their displeasure over the result, saying the Hammers deserved to be awarded their second goal.
While many are furious with the decision of the Video Assistant Referee, a few Chelsea fans in the West African country believe that there was nothing wrong with the decision of the match official.
Here's what they are saying on Twitter :
I jump out of window after that cornet goal.
— Certified Loner (@haleeboi) September 3, 2022
Tuchel no go send me go village.
On the flip side, Bowen was never in possession, he could have jumped over. So the way it would have been a pen if the ball was over Mendy, it might as well be a foul cos Mendy MIGHT have recovered fast enough to make himself big to deter Cornet
— Oluwatobi Orenuga (@Mantee68) September 3, 2022
We thank God for Chelsea match😂
— Awodokun David (@DavidAwodokun) September 3, 2022
Was about to tweet for havertz goal.... Omo na so cornet pipe usðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Opelope Mendy wey go do like person wey get heart attack wey wan die😂😂😂😂
Omo I for cry today
Up blues�'��'�
Honestly, we just robbed innocent Cornet off his goal
— ð•�'ð•ð•–ð•Ÿð•¥ð•šð•Ÿð• (@GokeAdewuyi) September 3, 2022
Clean goal
But they also played haram football and deserved nothing
Before you cry that Chelsea didn't deserve to win because Cornet goal should have stood. Remember, some believe Antonio shouldn't have been on the pitch to score as he should have got a 2nd yellow for foul on Silva.#CHEWHU
— OmoIyaOniPoffPoff (@OlaniyiOpeyemiE) September 3, 2022
It was all mess, Cornet had the goal but what can we say as Chelsea fans?😡
— Prof_Damian�'� (@Prof_Damian123) September 3, 2022
Guy that ball Na foul
— stark man (@adewalemido) September 3, 2022
We were lucky. Cornet's goal shouldn't have been disallowed.
— Deva path and 5 others (@TheAbdulazeez) September 3, 2022
Toyosi Afolayan
Photo Credit : chelseafc.com
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