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@lfc6775 @GregorRoberts0n It doesnt make any sense, they are just covering up what we all can see and using it as a get out for making the wrong decision

@GregorRoberts0n Keep reading on here that the Raya 'foul' trumps everything that comes before it. How does that make sense? So if a player is fouled but then the goalie is fouled immediately afterwards then only the GK foul counts?

After watching/listening to this it feels to me that Darren England’s early call of a potential foul on Raya meant that nothing else that happened in the penalty box was properly analysed at all (despite the assistant VAR’s best efforts)

@38Games0Defeats @jimmywalker001 I am not saying its not a possible foul, I think there are other fouls before it. You are as thick as shit to not see them. Definitely not 90% of my football world thinks the same as you. Now move along yourself and clap another long throw or corner.

@pagrev @jimmywalker001 You’re thick as mince. 90% of the footballing world says it’s a foul and supersedes anything else when on a keeper Now move on you clown 🤡

Carraghers just gone back 3 yrs to find one that Arsenal got a goal chalked off...the other 3 examples 'the gk should do better' 'not fouls!!!'...even tho Martinez wore a Gabriel elbow in the grid on one of the said examples 🤯🤯 Mind blowing stuff 🙈🤷‍♂️

@fazzamania @tomrenniesoccer @WHUFC_News He didnt pull his arm, his arm is resting across the keeper. The keeper had full control over his arms but made a mistake. I suppose Raya also got his knees taken away from him when he crumbled after his mistake.

@tomrenniesoccer @WHUFC_News I don’t even believe he pulled Raya’s arm. If he really did pull his arm, he wouldn’t be able to lift it. He applied no pressure, which is why Raya could still go for the ball with both hands.

The foul. From Trossard. That informs everything that Pablo does in that sequence. Is “nothing”. It’s “nothing”. Not looking at the ball. Holding Pablo by the waist. Pulling him down. Preventing him jumping for the ball. It’s “nothing”. I give up with these people.

@38Games0Defeats @jimmywalker001 Don't have a clue what you are going on about. The only thing I understand here is how you have got the decision wrong in the West Ham v Arsenal game.

@pagrev @jimmywalker001 I certainly & Brentford potential red card. All 3 were 10000 x worse than a correct decision in our game. Barely any of your fans nor media are speaking bout that game.

@AFC_GunnerCOYG @JJohnLGA @tomrenniesoccer But if a foul happens before another foul they should penalise the first foul. Ie Penalty to West Ham. Or maybe even the first 3, which were all fouls on West Ham players.

@JJohnLGA @tomrenniesoccer Just say you don’t know the rules. Directly from IFAB Law 5.3: If two fouls happen at once, the ref punishes the more serious one. Holding Raya’s arms in the 6 yard box is a massive tactical foul.

They know it’s a foul by Trossard. Referee dismisses it, as he’s already had his mind changed for the foul by Pablo, which he initially dismissed, but has now been talked around on. They all know it’s a penalty. But they think it’s flip flopping on too many decisions.

@JamieHoskins15 @Ironssparky1985 I think its Nil by mouth

@Ironssparky1985 What’s that from? 😂😂

Literally 😅

@paulturner67 Good man, you will take full blame for our atrocious season and relegation if they beat us..no pressure.

@pagrev I’ve had a word lol ..

@paulturner67 you might need to call in a few favours from your mates at Newcastle

@38Games0Defeats @jimmywalker001 Are you referring to the Brentford game where West Ham should have had 2 pens?

@jimmywalker001 You do know the correct angle shows Martinez fouling Gabriel by pulling his shirt and arm down don’t you?😂😂 you really are a bunch of pathetic nob heads you hammers! Reminds me of your issues with Sheffield United. You haven’t said a word bout Brentford game have you? 🤡

@thomasmlambo @m4rk1964 Well done Thomas, this is the correct response to the situation and people will give you credit. Its a shame so many look with blinkers on, rather than hold their hands uo and say "we got lucky"

As an Arsenal fan, I can't lie, we've been grappling and wrestling goalkeepers all season. I can understand why West Ham and football fans in general are angry. Plus all the other fouls in that incident.. hope we still win the league but the anger is fully justified

@BigShilly @WHUFC_News Where did the 13 mins come from?

@WHUFC_News They are so desperate to keep Spurs in this league ahead of you lot mate…. Over 13mins of injury time and the ref looked like he was waiting for Spurs to get the winner, and when the ball was cleared and Leeds had it he blew for FT.. good luck against the Toon

Udogie’s foot clearly ahead of any body part of DCL….. We are witnessing the most obvious corruption you’ll ever see in recent weeks 😬

@abkayus @mufcytp Lot of words there to get to the wrong decision being awarded

Let me help you all clarify : During a corner kick, the ball is typically in the air or being delivered, so the foul usually involves an attacker pulling, holding, or impeding the goalkeeper’s movement as he tries to claim or punch the ball. If this foul occurs in the build-up to a goal: • The goal is disallowed. • Play restarts with a direct free kick to the defending team (from the location of the foul, often inside the penalty area). Simple shirt-tugging or brief contact does not automatically qualify as a foul. The contact must impede the opponent’s movement or ability to play the ball. theifab.com PGMOL’s Application and Guidance (Premier League Specific) PGMOL (the body responsible for refereeing standards in English professional football) issues a Competition Guidance Handbook each season with detailed principles for officials and VAR. For 2025/26, there is enhanced focus on holding and grappling at set pieces (including corners), following feedback from clubs, players, and captains. The aim is greater consistency while maintaining a high threshold for penalising contact—not every bit of physicality is a foul. resources.premierleague.pulselive.com Key principles for challenges on goalkeepers (directly from PGMOL guidance): • All players have a right to their position on the field; simply being in the way is not the same as moving into the way. • High threshold for penalising contact (foul). • Clear action and impact are required. Considerations for penalising (i.e., when it becomes a foul): • Attackers who only focus on the goalkeeper and pay no attention to challenging for the ball, where the contact clearly impacts the goalkeeper’s ability to make a save or challenge for the ball. • Unfair contact that involves no attempt to play the ball and/or a non-footballing action. • Sustained or impactful holding (e.g., pulling with both arms, dragging the keeper, or holding that restricts movement). • Examples of what tips it into a foul: the attacker is not looking at the ball, uses both arms, or the action clearly prevents the keeper from reaching the delivery. What is usually allowed (play on): • Mutual or simultaneous actions (both players grappling similarly). • Fleeting contact with no material impact on the keeper’s ability to play the ball. • Legitimate attempts to challenge for the ball alongside incidental contact. This guidance applies equally whether the foul is by an attacker on the goalkeeper (as in the West Ham vs Arsenal incident you referenced) or in other set-piece grappling. The emphasis in recent seasons has been to reduce “extreme non-footballing actions” at corners while avoiding over-penalisation. resources.premierleague.pulselive.com VAR’s Role in These Incidents VAR does not re-referee every corner. It only intervenes for clear and obvious errors (or serious missed incidents) in the four main reviewable categories, including goal/no goal decisions. In practice for corner-kick fouls on the goalkeeper: • The on-field referee makes the initial call (or misses it). • VAR reviews the build-up to any goal using multiple camera angles and slow motion. • If VAR identifies a clear and obvious foul (meeting the PGMOL criteria above) that the referee missed or misjudged, they recommend a review. • The referee may then go to the pitchside monitor or accept the VAR advice. • Outcome: Goal disallowed + free kick to the defending team.

🚨 JUST IN: West Ham are set to contact referees’ body PGMOL after their late equaliser against Arsenal was disallowed. The club will raise concerns and request further clarification over the controversial decision. West Ham will also ask for the audio between referee Chris Kavanagh and VAR Darren England. [@BBCMOTD] More clubs need to follow this approach if the league genuinely wants to eliminate bias and deliberate inconsistency in refereeing decisions.

@HACKETTREF It wasnt the first foul at all.

The foul on the goalkeeper was the first offence

@AFC_Rabo @MatchDCentral Not a problem if we don't come back any time soon. I have seen us down a few times before, there is life outside of the Premier league.

@pagrev @MatchDCentral 🤣 I sure enjoy one thing; your tears! You think any Arsenal fan gives af? The more tainted it is to you lot, the better! Enjoy the championship. You will be eaten raw by them and I see no way back for West Ham if you drop

🚨Excl : West Ham United are internally discussing the possibility of filing an official complaint to the Premier League over refereeing decisions in their crucial clash against Arsenal. Serious concerns behind the scenes. 👀

@TruckerRichie2 Totally agree. I can imagine the panic in the VAR room when the ref gave the goal. I bet they spat out there tea and went looking for some reason.

@pagrev It would have been easier to award the goal as a result of advantage played for the foul on Pablo They mucked up and panicked because they had no idea what to do

Genuine question. If three fouls on West Ham are either before or at the same time as the "foul" on Raya and we then score. A penalty should be awarded but because we scored should the goal be allowed to stand?

@AFC_Rabo @MatchDCentral We did dent them but the powers that be want you to win the league so they moved the goalposts. Enjoy your tainted title and hope you smashed by PSG

@pagrev @MatchDCentral 😂😂😂 You had your chance to dent our title ambition. You didn’t. Enjoy the trenches…

@AndyPow58062254 @MatchDCentral Unfortunately you are right, its only little old Qest Ham a few weeks and they will be gone. Don't upset the money makers.

@MatchDCentral Take it from an Everton fan They will admit their mistake. Issue you a formal apology. And move on. Leaving the fans of the game totally frustrated with the whole situation.

@AFC_Rabo @MatchDCentral I was wanting Arsenal to win the league but after their tactics and antics yesterday they are not worthy winners. I thought they could be a good side but literally play for set pieces over football.

@MatchDCentral At first I was rooting for West Ham to be saved from relegation over the noisy lot. But with their antics yesterday and the way their fans treated Declan Rice, I hope they go down and keep going down.

@JaiP72 @emilyhewertson Seems that way except the cup semi.

@pagrev @emilyhewertson Villa haven’t turned up for weeks.

Personally really hope West Ham somehow stay up. Great club with proper fans 👍🏼