'This is the last thing we need' – Furious Premier League club to speak to PGMOL after defeat

A frustrated Leicester City manager Steve Cooper has confirmed he will write to the PGMOL following his side's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Cooper also bit his tongue when talking about referee Andy Madley's performance to avoid getting into more trouble.

The Foxes boss insisted his team should have been awarded a penalty in the second half when Chelsea advocate Levi Colwill seemed to have knocked down Stephy Mavididi.

However, Madley did not grant it and the VAR chose not to intervene.

Leicester were awarded a penalty in second-half stoppage time when Bobby De Cordova-Reid was fouled. Romeo Laviaalthough it took a VAR review to get there.

Leigh Doughty, who started the game as fourth official but replaced Mark Scholes at half-time after the latter. picked up an injuryhe initially flagged Reid for offside.

But replays showed the Leicester striker was clearly in play when Madley was told to award a penalty.

Speaking to talkSPORT Sam Matterface After the contest, Cooper, who was booked by Madley for his protests in the second half, admitted that he felt the club had to take extreme measures to draw the attention of the PGMOL after the referee's performance.

“I think the club needs to do it, and they will, it will be fair because I'm not saying we're not, but at the moment we have to write things down officially or pick up the phone and say: 'Come.' Come on, what's going on here,'” Cooper told talkSPORT.

“The last thing the PGMOL needed this week is stuff like that. It's not good for anyone.

“Sometimes they can go for you and against you. But it's the last thing they need in the first Premier League game after the international break.

“Everyone talks more about the decisions than the game itself, which is always a good indicator of how the game was refereed.

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Cooper added: “We also had him (Madley) at Palace for the VAR.

“I won't say anything that will get me in trouble. But we've had bad luck with him this year. That's all I'll say.”

Madley was indeed the VAR when Leicester and Crystal Palace They met in the fourth match of the Premier League season.

Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the equalizer in the 92nd minute from the penalty spot to rescue his team from 2-0 down as the match finished 2-2.

However, Cooper was left furious by Mateta's first goal as he was initially flagged for offside, only for VAR to overturn the decision and award it.

But Cooper believed VAR had used the wrong freeze frame to decide whether Mateta was offside, as footage shared on social media proved the Foxes boss was right to be angry.

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Leicester met with the PGMOL two days later but were explained that no human error had been made and that the correct framework was used to decide whether Mateta was offside or not.

However, Cooper held nothing back during his press conference in the following days.

“We're over it now, it was a terrible human error that we think has been covered up a little bit,” Cooper said.

“We have seen different images that clearly show that he was offside, but unfortunately he was frozen at the wrong moment and it was considered to be on play. Everything that has been seen has been a false image.

“On Monday we showed in the Premier League with clear images that in reality the match was stopped at the wrong time.

“The decisions go against you, whether in the game or in the VAR, and we have had a huge mistake that goes against us. We don't want it to go unnoticed because I don't think it is right for the players or the fans.” .

“Mistakes like that shouldn't happen and that's why we are switching to the semi-automatic system. We feel very disappointed about it. We needed to defend the club and tell the Premier League what we think.”