Back to the Chelsea Newsfeed

Karren Brady slams Premier League refereeing as 'the worst I have ever seen' after West Ham have another red card rescinded... as vice-chairman insists Fabian Balbuena and Tomas Soucek's sending offs prove VAR is not helping officials

Karren Brady has hit out at the standard of refereeing in the Premier League after West Ham had another red card rescinded this week.

Fabian Balbuena was sent off against Chelsea by referee Chris Kavanagh after he unintentionally caught left back Ben Chilwell with his studs following a clearance up the pitch.

Kavanagh did not originally blow for a foul but the incident was brought to his attention by VAR and he opted to give the centre back a straight red after reviewing footage on the pitch-side monitor.

Karren BRady has slammed refereeing in the Premier League as the worst she has ever seen
The West Ham chief was reacting to the club having Fabian Balbuena's red card rescinded

But Balbuena had his ban overturned after a successful appeal by the club and will now be available for Monday's game with Burnley.