Emma Hayes says it is "ludicrous" and "embarrassing" that goal-line technology and VAR are not in the women's game after Chelsea's Guro Reiten was denied a goal against Tottenham after the ball clearly crossed the line.
Reiten bundled the ball over the line in the 2-1 victory for the WSL champions but the on-pitch officials did not give the goal. The Chelsea attacker even wheeled away to celebrate but was left bemused when it was ruled it had not gone in.
Thankfully for Chelsea, Lauren James scored seconds later as Niamh Charles, who collected a pass from the celebrating Reiten, crossed for her to tap home.
"I want to know why are we not investing in it [technology]?" Hayes told Sky Sports after the game. "That has to be put to the board who make the decisions. It's embarrassing.
"Everyone knew in the stadium it had gone in. Fair enough there could be a human error but that's what VAR is for, but I probably shouldn't say that after Tottenham vs Liverpool yesterday!
