Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said video technology is "damaging" English football after Axel Disasi had a stoppage-time winner disallowed in their draw at Aston Villa.
Pochettino's side came from two goals down to draw and dent Villa's top-four hopes but Disasi thought he had sealed victory when he nodded home Benoit Badiashile's cross in the 95th minute.
The video assistant referee (VAR) recommended an on-field review and referee Craig Pawson decided that Badiashile had barged a Villa defender before the cross.
Chelsea's players were incensed and crowded Pawson at the full-time whistle, while Pochettino had a passionate discussion with Villa defender Ezri Konsa.
"They didn't see a foul on the pitch and then VAR changed the decision of the referee," Pochettino told BBC Match of the Day.
"For me that was a normal challenge. The decision was there and that's it.
"For me it damaged a little bit the Premier League and English [football]. If we want to be the best league in the world it should be protecting the spectacle and the decision.
"It damaged myself, damaged my team, my players, my fans."
Villa, whose top-four hopes are now not in their hands as a result of the dropped points, had taken an early lead after John McGinn's miscued effort deflected off Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella and into the bottom corner.
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