Although refused by arbitration, the goal of Josh King during the Chelsea-Fulham derby of August 30 was elected goal of August by the supporters of the Cottages. The 18 -year -old attacker saw his first goal in the Premier initially granted by referee Robert Jones, before the Var intervened to cancel him, invoking a fault judged on the previous action. Despite this cancellation, fans have largely acclaimed King's gesture, with 83 % of the votes in his favor, welcoming the quality and beauty of his shot.
Var's decision had been criticized by Howard Webb, English arbitration director, who admitted that the alleged fault of Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah was very light and probably did not justify the cancellation of the goal. This vote of supporters, who transforms this “ghost goal” in the moment that is a marking moment for Fulham, underlines how the performance of the young player impressed, despite the 2-0 defeat of Cotagers at Stamford Bridge. This decision is debated on social networks, we can read: “Josh King scores the goal of the month, but he has 0 career purposes. »»
