Chelsea controversially robbed of a late penalty in 1-1 draw with West Ham

Going into the final minutes of normal time, the scores were level at 1-1 thanks to goals from Joao Felix and Emerson Palmieri.

As we approached second half stoppage-time, Souceck appeared to clearly handle the ball inside the penalty area.

Yes, the former Slavia Prague man was falling to the floor when he made contact, but it also seemed a deliberate movement of the limb towards the ball to block Conor Gallagher's shot.

VAR was, of course, in operation and it looked for all the world that Chelsea would be awarded a late spot kick thanks to the technology.

However, it wasn't to be for Graham Potter's side, much to the surprise of those in the BT Sport commentary box.

Check out footage of the controversial incident...

Video: Should Chelsea have had a late penalty vs West Ham?

Chelsea players thought they had a penalty for handball, but VAR says no… 📺 pic.twitter.com/popnClPiUj

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