‘I don’t see how and why it was chalked off, Very strange’ – David Moyes blasts controversial VAR decision to disallow West Ham goal vs Brentford
West Ham United manager David Moyes was left shocked as the Hammers were harshly denied a goal during their 2-0 loss to Brentford on Sunday in the Premier League at the Gtech Community Stadium
West Ham United manager David Moyes has said the decision to rule out Danny Ings’ goal against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium was “very strange.”
The Hammers missed their chance to seal their Premier League survival with a 2-0 loss to the Bees as a highly rotated West Ham side were defeated courtesy of first half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa.
Midway through the second half, striker Ings had pulled a goal back when volleying Manuel Lanzini’s cross after Said Benrahma’s initial ball in had hit the post.
However, referee Michael Oliver disallowed the goal after a VAR check when Benrahma’s cross hit the post and hit Divin Mubama before falling to Lanzini, with referee Oliver ruling out the goal for deliberate handball.
Mubama had held his arm out to stop himself crashing into the post, but Oliver adjudged the incident as deliberate handball, a decision that left Moyes incredibly surprised.
“Yes, very strange. The Premier League have come out and called it deliberate handball, which I think everybody would need to a get a bit of an explanation on that,” said Moyes.
“The first thing I would say about it is that I think it’s really inconclusive to say anything. If anything, my view might see it that way, it hits his shoulder if its anything, it’s right on his collarbone.
“I don’t see how and why it was chalked off. If it was a handball that leads to a goal, I think we all know that rule, but I definitely don’t see how it was conclusive and I certainly don’t see deliberate which if anything, he may be protecting himself from going onto the post trying to get his arms up to protect [himself].
“I’m amazed it’s chalked off but hey, let’s be fair, if this was the first one we were talking about in recent games, we would be saying, hey, this can happen. We’re now talking about three of these, regularly. It’s getting regular.”
