West Ham winner disallowed in VAR chaos – pundit asks ‘handball or fingerprints’
West Ham had a winner in opposition to Aston Villa chalked off after a six-minute lengthy VAR examine.
The Hammers regarded to have claimed all three factors in opposition to their Premier League prime six rivals when Jarrod Bowen bundled into the again of the web within the sixth minute of second half stoppage time.
But referee Jarred Gillett was instructed by VAR Tony Harrington to evaluate the objective on the monitor for handball. It wasn’t till the 102nd minute that the choice was made to disallow it.
Pundit Andy Townsend stated on talkSPORT: “What were they looking for? Handball or fingerprints?” And West Ham followers had been left livid by the choice.
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One argued: “VAR trying and looking out there for a motive to rule out West Ham’s winner. On concerning the fifth try they discovered an excuse.”
A second slammed: “VAR is ruining the Premier League and continues to cost teams points every week. What even is handball now? The rule is so confusing and contradictory. Joke.”
And a 3rd fumed: “Football at the top level is well and truly dead. VAR put in place so upstart clubs like West Ham don’t get ideas above their station. Absolute dogs***.”
“So clear and obvious it took six minutes to decide,” sarcastically quipped a fourth, whereas a fifth echoed: “I thought it had to be clear and obvious?! Total B******S once AGAIN!!!!”
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