Chelsea cry foul over referee row
30 Oct 2012 5:48 AM IST
Chelsea have filed a complaint over ‘inappropriate language’ allegedly used by referee Mark Clattenburg towards their players during their stormy 3-2 loss at home to Manchester United on Sunday.
Clattenburg sent off Chelsea pair Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres in the second half at Stamford Bridge, and the Premier League leaders subsequently accused him of speaking out of turn to two of their players.
‘We have lodged a complaint to the Premier League match delegate with regards to inappropriate language used by the referee and directed at two of our players in two separate incidents in today’s match,’ said a Chelsea spokesman.
‘The match delegate will pass the complaint to the FA. We will make no further comment at this time.’
Chelsea were also aggrieved that Clattenburg allowed United’s 75th-minute winning goal to stand, despite Javier Hernandez having been in an offside position prior to scoring.
The referee has yet to comment but the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMO), which manages top English referees, said in a statement that allegations were ‘being treated with the utmost seriousness’.
A number of Monday’s British newspapers simply had the headline ‘Accused’ on their back pages as featured in The Independent, Daily Mirror and Daily Express.
Clattenburg sent off Chelsea pair Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres in the second half at Stamford Bridge, and the Premier League leaders subsequently accused him of speaking out of turn to two of their players.
‘We have lodged a complaint to the Premier League match delegate with regards to inappropriate language used by the referee and directed at two of our players in two separate incidents in today’s match,’ said a Chelsea spokesman.
‘The match delegate will pass the complaint to the FA. We will make no further comment at this time.’
Chelsea were also aggrieved that Clattenburg allowed United’s 75th-minute winning goal to stand, despite Javier Hernandez having been in an offside position prior to scoring.
The referee has yet to comment but the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMO), which manages top English referees, said in a statement that allegations were ‘being treated with the utmost seriousness’.
A number of Monday’s British newspapers simply had the headline ‘Accused’ on their back pages as featured in The Independent, Daily Mirror and Daily Express.
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