The England forward was denied what might have been a winning goal by the VAR at Stamford Bridge as Tottenham aspire to lure him away

Eberechi Eze saw a stunning free-kick controversially ruled out as Crystal Palace drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge to open the Premier League season. Chelsea came into the tie off the back of a brief but encouraging pre-season campaign, where they beat both Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan, but could not carry that form into competitive play.

Crystal Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to win the Community Shield a week ago. The build-up to Palace’s season has been dominated by off-field drama as they have been demoted to the Europa Conference League for a violation of multi-club ownership rules, which was held up on appeal.