Chelsea v Nottingham Forest: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | FA Cup 2018-19

#5 Why was there no VAR in this fixture?

A certain foul, wasn't it?

The Video Assistant Referee was included in a total of nine matches for this round of the legendary cup, but if the association had decided to, why not all the games?

Not once but twice, the Blues deserved a foul. At first, during a corner former West Bromwich Albion defender Claudio Jacob completely wrapped his hands around Andreas Christensen, thereby disallowing the young central defender to attack the ball. Anywhere on the pitch, it would have been coined as a foul.

A few moments later, Cesc Fabregas received the ball high up the pitch and scooped it for Morata, who was clipped by a redshirt. The referee though was absolutely unmoved. In fact, the striker did ask for a review, but to his foolishness, there was no VAR.

This has become a major point of discussion even in the Premier League, and most especially if this referee can be a hit in an event such as the World Cup, why shouldn't it be included here?