West Ham’s match-winning penalty which led to Erik ten Hag’s sacking mustn’t have been awarded, in response to Howard Webb.
The Dutchman was axed following Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat on the London Stadium on October 27 – and a expensive refereeing name could have contributed to that.
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The Occasions declare that the PGMOL’s chief refereeing officer Webb insists the choice to grant the Hammers an added-time spot-kick was the inaccurate name.
Jarrod Bowen saved his cool to transform from 12 yards at hand Julen Lopetegui’s males the important three factors.
The outcome turned out to be the ultimate straw for Ten Hag who was sacked as United supervisor the next day, with the Pink Devils on a run of 1 win in eight and slumped in 14th place.
On-field referee David Coote didn’t initially see something regarding an infringement after a coming collectively between Matthijs de Ligt and Danny Ings.
Coote was subsequently known as to the pitchside monitor by assistant referee Michael Oliver to take a better take a look at the incident.
The penalty was awarded after a delay of over two minutes, to the dismay of De Ligt and Ten Hag,
The choice was the ultimate nail within the coffin of the ex-Ajax boss, who could have continued within the function for a short while longer if Coote hadn’t awarded the penalty.
Webb is known to have spoken out on the choice and is anticipated to make reference to it on subsequent week’s episode of Mic’d Up, though a working order for the present is but to be finalised.
The present shines a lightweight on contentious refereeing choices from earlier Premier League matches.
The Key Match Incidents panel, who’re an unbiased group that appears at massive officiating Premier League choices, is believed to have additionally judged the choice to be incorrect.
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Following the sport on the London Stadium, Ten Hag claimed his aspect had been victims of injustice.
“So, to start with in soccer one of the best staff doesn’t at all times win, in the present day that was clear and apparent,“ he advised his post-match press convention.
“However clear and apparent was not the best way the VAR labored. Earlier than the season they defined the method of the VAR, and solely when it is clear and apparent ought to they intrude.
“What they did not do in opposition to Spurs, when they need to have completed it, to intrude with the pink card for Bruno, and now they make the incorrect resolution interfering, and each have a huge impact on the scores of the video games.
“I am not criticising any individual, I criticise the method. It had a huge impact on the rating. The opposite influence was that we did not rating.”
In an try to clarify the controversial penalty resolution, the Premier League Match Centre posted on social media: “The referee didn’t award a penalty to West Ham for a problem by De Ligt on Ings.
“The VAR deemed there was enough contact on Ings’ decrease leg and really useful an on-field overview.
“The referee overturned his authentic resolution and awarded a penalty.”
