Liam Rosier admits Chelsea were lucky after VAR decisions went their way twice, helping them advance to the FA Cup quarterfinals.
On 8 Mar 2026 GMT+7, Liam Rosier, Chelsea's manager, openly acknowledged that the "Blues" were quite fortunate in the FA Cup Fifth Round match, where they won 4-2 at home against Wrexham, due to two key VAR decisions favoring his team.
Two pivotal VAR decisions in this game were as follows:
1. Red card for George Dobson: Wrexham's midfielder was sent off after a serious foul on Alejandro Garnacho.
2. Disallowed equalizing goal: Lewis Brunt scored during added time, but VAR ruled the goal offside.
Rosier said in a post-match interview, “Both VAR decisions were correct.”
“I understand it can be frustrating, but any challenge that endangers safety is a foul, and if there’s an offside, even by a small margin, it’s offside. We also had some luck today because Wrexham played very well.”
“We won’t be the only Premier League team struggling against lower-league opponents this round. Now, we must recover quickly and prepare for the big game on Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain.”