Enzo Maresca alleges Chelsea received PGMOL apology

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Enzo Maresca alleges Chelsea received PGMOL apology

  • Enzo Maresca is thought referring to an incident in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace
  • PGMOL sources deny any apology was issued
  • The Chelsea boss claime that the Premier League’s officials should ’embarrasse’ by some of their recent decisions

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says his side received a written apology from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) After the Blues were denied a penalty earlier this season.

“Two or three games ago I remember they didn’t whistle for a penalty and then we got a mail apologising, that it should have a penalty,” Maresca told the assembled media ahead of his side’s Premier League clash with Wolves on Monday night. “But we don’t need apologies.”

The Italian boss didn’t name the game เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา in question. That Maresca was referring to Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in their first outing of 2025.

While the Blues led 1-0 thanks to Cole Palmer’s opener. Pedro Neto was fell in the box by Palace’s retreating Tyrick Mitchell.

Both the referee and VAR waved away the decision. Yet former Premier League official Mike Dean strongly disagreed with the call. “I think Neto’s got there first, knock the ball away and Mitchell’s caught him from behind,” Dean “I think it should have intervention and a definite penalty.”

Howard Webb, the technical director of PGMOL which is the governing body for England’s referees. Didn’t address that incident on his January edition the Premier League’s official Match Centre X account didn’t provide in-game explanation for the decision.