It has been clarified what caused the uncertainty with VAR with Brighton & Hove Albion’s late penalty appeal against Chelsea.

Chelsea and Brighton engaged in an exciting match at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

Chelsea secured a much-needed 3-2 victory thanks to goals from Levi Colwill and Enzo Fernandez.

Joao Pedro and Facundo Buonanotte scored goals for the Seagulls.

Referee Craig Pawson gave Brighton a penalty at the conclusion of the game for what appeared to be a handball by Colwill.

The penalty call was reversed, though, after a VAR check revealed that Colwill had indeed been struck in the face by the ball.

The game resumed with a drop ball, much to the bewilderment of everyone involved, even the Brighton players.

The players from Brighton were contending that it should have been a corner since the ball struck Colwill before going behind.

It was eventually clarified, though, that the referee had actually made the right call in choosing to resume the game with a drop ball.

According to the existing rules, a drop ball is utilized to restart the action in the event that a reversed VAR decision needs to be made.

Journalist Ben Jacobs clarified Brighton’s injury-time penalty appeal on social media. Levi Colwill was obviously struck in the face by the ball, but Craig Pawson called a penalty.

“He was then sent to the monitor to review and rightly correct the decision. Because the call was reversed it’s a drop ball not a Brighton corner, which is the correct application of the rules.”

Blues manager Jorge Pochettino discussed the ruling, asking: “Why did they give the penalty and then check VAR [for the Colwill handball]? It is difficult to understand why. It is not to complain, to criticise. Why was the penalty of Mudryk waiting for VAR and he gave the handball? It is so weird the way we use VAR sometimes.

“But, we need to be happy after a win.”