Premier League: "There is a campaign against Chelsea", says Mourinho

Jose Mourinho believes there is a campaign to influence referees' decisions against his side after the Blues were held to a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday. Mourinho's anger was sparked by a second-half incident when referee Anthony Taylor refused to award a penalty and also booked Cesc Fabregas for diving after Matt Targett's challenge inside the penalty area. "The media, commentators, other managers are all doing putting pressure on referees," Mourinho said after the match. "There is a campaign against Chelsea. I don't know why there is this campaign and I do not care. Everybody knows it was a penalty. The referee made a mistake, people make mistakes and he made a big mistake. He is a good referee and a good guy, he is young, he has years and years of football ahead of him but it is a big mistake." Fabregas, who protested against the referee's decision, said: "There was definitely contact, the referee didn't have the best game of his life and I don't think he will sleep that well tonight, he had an awful game." Mourinho is upset that rival coaches blame Chelsea players for diving, so he added: "The same happened with Diego Costa in the game against Burnley. That I can't understand. The reality is there are penalties and penalties - this one was a huge one. Match after match coaches are telling Chelsea players are diving. I will go to the referee and wish him a good year and tell him he will be ashamed." Chelsea are currently 2/5 at Bet365 to win the Premier League title this season.