West Ham: Callum Wilson breaks silence on controversial disallowed goal

"Wilson appeared to have earned West Ham a 1-1 draw and handed the initiative in the title race back to Manchester City when he fired in after Arsenal had failed to clear a corner in the 95th minute at the London Stadium last Sunday. A point would have served as a huge boost to the Hammers' fight against the drop, however, following a lengthy VAR review that saw referee Chris Kavanagh instructed to consult his pitchside monitor, the goal was disallowed for a foul by Pablo on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya."

"It was deemed that Pablo was impeding Raya from claiming the ball into the box by putting an arm across Raya's chest and holding his left arm. However, the decision, which gave Arsenal a 1-0 win that sent them five points clear of City at the top, left West Ham furious. While the replays did clearly show Pablo pinning his arm on Raya's chest and holding his arm, there were also several possible infringements by Arsenal players as they defended their box."

"The released VAR audio reveals that VAR Darren England had instructed Kavanagh to look at both those incidents as well as the foul on Raya. However, Kavanagh dismissed the potential fouls on the West Ham players as "nothing" and ruled the goal out. West Ham submitted an official complaint to PGMOL, though the head of the refereeing body, Howard Webb, praised Kavanagh for penalising a 'clear and obvious offence'."

"Wilson, though, is adamant the goal should have stood, pointing to the potential fouls by Trossard and Rice and the inconsistency in terms of how similar incidents have"

Callum Wilson said West Ham’s disallowed equaliser against Arsenal should have counted. West Ham appeared to earn a 1-1 draw when Wilson scored after Arsenal failed to clear a corner in the 95th minute at the London Stadium. VAR reviewed the incident and the goal was disallowed because Pablo was judged to have fouled Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya by impeding him with an arm across Raya’s chest and holding his left arm. The decision left Arsenal winning 1-0 and moving five points clear of Manchester City. West Ham were furious and submitted a complaint to PGMOL. VAR audio showed the referee was asked to consider other potential fouls involving Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard, but they were dismissed as nothing. Wilson pointed to those possible fouls and questioned inconsistency in similar calls.

Read at 101GREATGOALS.COM