Chelsea produce against Man Utd latest PL comeback since VAR was introduced

The end of the thriller between Chelsea and Manchester United was impressive. The Red Devils, who had come from 2-0 down early on, were on course for another unbeaten run at Stamford Bridge, where they had not lost since 2017, but extra time spoiled their party at the London ground.

A superlative Cole Palmer capped his hat trick with two goals to turn Ten Hag's success into an epic stoppage-time winner for the Blues. It was the fifth comeback by a team in extra time since the introduction of VAR and, although there had been late goals before, this time it took the longest for a team to turn the game around in stoppage time.

It was not until the 100th minute that the former Manchester City man equalised when he converted Dalot's penalty on Madueke. The referee, Jarred Gillet, had added eight minutes to the game, making it 3-3 with the estimated added time already up. However, seeing that the penalty had taken too long to be awarded, the referee decided to extend the game a little longer, which Cole Palmer took advantage ofto send the home fans into euphoria by scoring a fourth in the 101st minute.

Earlier in the season, Manchester United had already staged another injury-time comeback, this time with a happy ending for the Red Devils. Ten Hag's side, who were trailing 1-0 to Brentford on 7th October 2023, eventually won the game with a brace from McTominay in the 93rd and 97th minutes at Old Trafford.

The current campaign has been prolific in late result changes, with Tottenham the protagonists of the other two that have occurred. On 11th November 2023, Spurs saw Wolves cancel out Johnson's early 1-0 lead with two late goals. Pablo Sarabia equalised in the 91st minute and there was still time for Mario Lemina to seal the