"The Hammers boss said he "cannot understand how they gave the goal" after two possible infringements. He said: "It's clear. I saw it, everybody saw it. VAR saw it, everybody saw it. I think both situations should be checked. "It's hard to take, man, it's really hard to take, especially after the hard work of the boys, the support of our fans that makes us feel like we were in London. "Then comes one situation, so many people see it, it's hard to take.""
"The International Football Association Board (Ifab) announced changes to the handball law from 1 July 2021. That change in law worked in favour of Rutter and Brighton as accidental handball leading to a team-mate scoring a goal or having a goalscoring opportunity was longer considered an offence. Lawmakers ruled that not every touch of a player's hand or arm with the ball is an offence."
Georginio Rutter scored in the 91st minute to level Brighton and West Ham 1-1 after the ball popped up off his thigh onto his arm before he fired past Areola. A VAR review deemed the goal to be within the laws at Amex Stadium. Manager Nuno Espirito Santo criticised the decision, calling it a handball and a high foot and saying the incidents should have been checked. The draw left West Ham in the bottom three, two points behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest. Ifab rule changes from 1 July 2021 removed accidental handball as an offence when it leads to a teammate scoring or creating a goalscoring opportunity, and referees must judge whether an arm makes the body unnaturally bigger.
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