Chelsea fans come up with hair-raising referee conspiracy theory which could see them win Carabao Cup final

CHELSEA fans have come up with a hair-raising theory as to how they can win Sunday’s Carabao Cup final.

The Blues go into Sunday’s showpiece Wembley clash with Liverpool as underdogs.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are 10th in the Premier League, 22 points behind their table-topping cup final opponents.

Looking for hope to cling on to, fans have noticed the referee appointment for the game.

Chris Kavanagh has been confirmed as Sunday’s whistler.

And some fans are pleased with his appointment… because he’s got hair.

Reacting to the news, one fan wrote: “The good news the referee for Sunday has hair, which hopefully means we will get treated fairly LOL!!! Chris Kavanagh will referee the Carabao Cup Final.”

To which a second celebrated: “No bald man this time around.”

A third quipped: “That’s how we gonna win the cup.”

While a fourth commented: “That’s a welcome news.”

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And another added: “Better than bald ones.”

Chelsea fans have long complained about Anthony Taylor, even petitioning to have him banned from officiating their games.

Blues supporters also felt they were denied a stonewall penalty against Liverpool in the league by Paul Tierney.

Simon Hooper, however, has seemingly escaped their wrath.

Kavanagh, 38, has in fact felt Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp’s wrath this season.

The German, 56, was baffled by Kavanagh’s failure to award a penalty against Arsenal in December for Martin Odegaard’s handball.

After the match, Klopp said: “I didn’t see it in the game, I saw it after and I think we all agree it was handball.

“But I always wait until Mr Dermot (Gallagher) explains it the next day (in his role as a TV analyst) what’s really the case.

“He will find a way to explain to me why it was not handball. For me it’s a clear handball. I have no idea if it would have influenced the result.”

Kavanagh has officiated Chelsea twice this season – in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal and 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk