Chelsea launch attack on Premier League referees for ABNORMAL penalty decisions

An article on the club's website, entitled 'Penalty Puzzle', was published this afternoon.

It points to moments in the season where they have been refused penalties by Premier League officials, with a mention also for the spot kick they received against PSG in the Champions League last week.

Jose Mourinho's side have been awarded just two penalties this season - and haven't had one for four-and-a-half months.

And that, according to the article, is not good enough.

The Portuguese manager has been reprimanded by the FA this season for bringing the game into disrepute following the mention of a campaign against Chelsea.

In January he refused to fulfil his media obligations, admitting he didn't trust himself to speak following Diego Costa's stamp on Emre Can.

And now it is the turn of the club's website to go on the attack.

"It is in our 28 Premier League games this season where we have been awarded just two penalties," the article states before listing the number from previous years: 7, 11, 5, 8, 12 in the past five seasons.

"So this season’s tally of two unquestionably bucks the recent trend," it continues, "yet our position as clear league leaders and second-highest scorers suggests we can’t be labelled anything other than an attacking side, spending plenty of time in the opposition box.

"Our two closest challengers in the Premier League this season, Manchester City and Arsenal, have both been awarded seven penalties – the most in the division. City have only scored one goal more than Chelsea and Arsenal two less. 

"Last term, the two teams that finished above us in the league – Man City and Liverpool – were awarded more penalties than any other team bar us.

"Of course, it could be that when teams have played the league leaders they have been particularly careful inside their own area. We all have plenty of recollections suggesting this is not the case however."