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Premier League referees are'very bad,' according to De Zerbi.

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  Roberto de Zerbi © Gallo Images The Premier League refereeing standard is'very bad,' according to Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto de Zerbi, who was shown a red card following his side's defeat on Saturday. After a 1-0 loss to Fulham, the Italian's frustration erupted, and he confronted referee Darren England in the tunnel. Brighton, who dominated the game, had two goals disallowed for offside, dropping them to seventh place behind Fulham. After his team's goal was incorrectly ruled out by VAR last weekend, De Zerbi met with Professional Game Match Officials Limited chief Howard Webb in midweek for a face-to-face meeting. He explained his altercation with England and stated that he would not meet Webb again. "Because I told the referee that we had a meeting with his boss (Howard Webb) this week, and I lost time and time again in my work and my job because I think the level of refereeing in the Premier League is very bad," De Zerbi told reporter

Toothless Chelsea are held to a goalless draw by local rivals Fulham as Todd Boehly's army of January arrivals fail to make an impact at Stamford Bridge... leaving the Blues NINE points behind the top four.

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  Fulham held Chelsea to a goalless draw in a London derby as Chelsea's inconsistent form continued. In the first half at Stamford Bridge, Kai Havertz hit the post as Chelsea attempted to break through. Enzo Fernandez and Noni Madueke made their Blues debuts, who are currently ninth in the table. After authorising two record-breaking spending sprees, the January one pushing the total spend past the $500 million mark, penny for Todd Boehly's full thoughts. When the Chelsea co-owner, who was watching from Stamford Bridge, flashed up on screen, there was a small indication of the same frustration felt by much of the Stamford Bridge crowd as he slid back into his seat when another chance went begging. Nights like this were supposed to be a thing of the past, and a Chelsea charge up the table was supposed to begin after their latest massive transfer spend. Despite having far more to throw at their neighbours than just a few weeks ago, Chelsea couldn't get past Fulham in their fi