Timo Werner has had more goals DISALLOWED for Chelsea than given as horrific record continues against Southampton
TIMO WERNER’S horrific record of having goals ruled out continued today – with an incredible SIXTEENTH strike for Chelsea chalked off.
And the German now has more disallowed goals than actual bona fide strikes for the Blues.
Werner netted late on in Saturday’s 3-1 thriller against Southampton.
But he had already put the ball in the back of the net earlier at Stamford Bridge.
The German tucked away a tidy header in the first half to double Chelsea’s advantage following Trevor Chalobah’s opener.
But VAR intervened as they checked a foul by Cesar Azpilicueta in the build-up.
Ref Martin Atkinson consulted the touchline monitor and decided to bring play back, ruling out Werner’s goal.
It means the German has now had 16 strikes disallowed since joining Chelsea – two more than the 14 he’s actually tucked away.
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And boss Thomas Tuchel was left fuming with the decision, receiving a yellow card for his reaction.
However, Werner ended up getting on the scoresheet with an 84th minute effort in west London.
The game had been tied 1-1 thanks to goals from Chalobah and James Ward-Prowse.
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But the Saints skipper received a straight red for a foul on Jorginho, allowing the Blues to fight back through Werner.
It was the German’s first league goal of the new campaign.
And Ben Chilwell ensured his side would bag all three points as he added another goal for a 3-1 victory.
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