Rule 12 of the FA’s laws of the game state that a foul should be awarded if the defender impedes the attacker, clarifying as: “Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of direction when the ball is not within playing distance of either player.”
But neither the referee nor VAR thought that Aina impeded Jackson per the official rules, but Redknapp rejected the idea that a penalty should not have been given and called for the regulations to be rewritten in accordance.
Chelsea were able to get a vital three points without a chance to score from 12 yards, however, as Jackson netted the winner from Reece James’ cross after Raheem Sterling cancelled out Callum Hudson-Odoi’s curling effort in the second half.
