Mike Dean has said he regrets not sending referee Anthony Taylor to his pitch-side monitor for Cristian Romero's hair-pull on Marc Cucurella during Sunday's feisty Stamford Bridge battle.
Dean was the VAR for the hot-tempered 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham. Seconds after Romero dragged down Cucurella – an incident which some feel should have resulted in a red card for violent conduct – Harry Kane headed home a 96th-minute equaliser from a Spurs corner.
It is the first time in Premier League history that an official has fronted up after playing a part in a game and Dean, in his column for MailPlus, said: 'In the few seconds I had to study Romero pulling Cucurella's hair, I didn't deem it a violent act.