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Brighton fume again as VAR refuses to give them another penalty at Chelsea after Christian Pulisic handball

BRIGHTON were left fuming after ANOTHER refereeing decision went against them.

The Seagulls were adamant they should have been awarded a penalty when the ball struck the arm of Christian Pulisic during their match against Chelsea.

Brighton were denied a penalty after a Christian Pulisic handball

It comes after Brighton were handed an apology by PGMOL for a wrong decision against Tottenham

However, referee Robert Jones waved play on, while VAR official Chris Kavanagh deemed it not to be a penalty.

Fuming Brighton fans took to Twitter to voice their frustration.

One said: “That’s not a handball on Pulisic? He smacked the ball.”

A second typed: “Blatant handball by Pulisic inside the Chelsea box.”

A third commented: “How is that not a handball on Pulisic, is VAR not working?”

“Pulisic blatant handball lmao and VAR haven’t given it
?
?
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?,” remarked a fourth.

A fifth added: “That Pulisic handball was as clear as we’ve seen.”

While another declared: “The FA doesn’t want Brighton to reach UCL loool, that was a blatant handball by Pulisic.”

The controversy involving Brighton comes after they were given an apology by ref body PGMOL.

It came following a mistake by VAR when they decided not to award a penalty when Karou Mitoma was brought down in the area by Pierre Emile Hojbjerg.