West Ham manager rages at VAR after late goal disallowed against Arsenal
Nuno Espirito Santo has raged at VAR after West Ham had a late goal disallowed against Arsenal on Sunday.After Leandro Trossard had put the Gunners ahead, the Hammers thought they'd levelled when Callum Wilson rifled home.However, the goal was chalked off for a foul on David Raya, depriving West Ham what would have been a crucial point in their quest to stay in the Premier League.Arsenal were jubilant at full time, with players elated as they celebrated on the field.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayContrastingly, West Ham were furious, with Nuno blasting the decision to disallow the goal in his post-match interview."Due to the circumstances and the way it finished, we are all upset," he said."Look, there is a referee and VAR, there is circumstances in the past that have been judged different. Let's not go further than that."Due to the recent seasons, it has been happening [similar incidents]. Even the referees don't know what is a foul and what is not a foul, It creates doubt."Let's look at the game overall. We made a very good match. Arsenal is a tough team. We lost the game."Nuno's anger was echoed by Jarrod Bowen.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Transgender athlete wins three events as protest erupts at US track meetLuke Littler puts dream career move on hold because of girlfriend Faith MillarJamie Redknapp calls out 'one of the strangest decisions I've seen this season' in West Ham and Arsenal clash"And EVERYTHING changes!"Callum Wilson equalises for West Ham! pic.twitter.com/cySdWIgHah Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 10, 2026 The Hammers captain stated: "Yeah [hard done by]. There is a lot of ways I could go about answering this question."Because we are on the receiving end, we will feel hard done by. Football is a sport that brings enjoyment and brings big moments. We had our big moment and thought we got back in the game."Look at something for five minutes, trying to find something. "Goalkeepers are protected more than outfield players and there is a lot of holding inside the box. Are you going to look at those every time and give a penalty? That is the only way that is the right way to do it."You can't wipe a goalkeeper out but the keeper has come in to grab the ball and has to expect contact. It's the Premier League; there is going to be contact."We had one at Brentford last week when Tomas Soucek got pulled at the back post and did not get a penalty. I just think, like I said, if you look at something long enough, you will find something to give."I can guarantee that pundits and people watching know football is a physical game. If you're going to give it, give it every week. Where is the line and where is the bar?"While it was a devastating result for West Ham, it was a massive three points for Arsenal.Trossard insisted it was the right decision to disallow Wilson's late strike. The Belgian stated: "Raya said straight away it can;t be a goal."At that moment, I had a lot of faith. I believed because he was pretty convincing, but you never know."You are thinking it is not going our way, but luckily it was a foul and we won the game."It was relief as there wasn't long to go, but we still had to dig in for a couple of minutes. We are just really happy with this win."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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