12/05/2026
๐จโ ๏ธ: ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐น. ๐ฃ๐ฅ
Assistant referee 1 (formerly known as a linesman) Dan Cook, informed referee Chris Kavanagh that there was no foul on David Raya during West Ham Unitedโs late equaliser against Arsenal. However, VAR Darren England and assistant Akil Howson unanimously ruled out the goal immediately, prompting Kavanagh to review the incident on the VAR monitor before officially disallowing it.
According to PGMOL chief Howard Webb, there were two fouls on Raya during the set-piece play Pablo illegally blocking the goalkeeper from claiming the ball and Jean-Clair Todibo pulling him from behind. Webb stressed that the decisive offence was Pabloโs contact with Rayaโs hand while the goalkeeper had full control of the ball, making the foul difficult to dispute under IFAB laws, which heavily protect goalkeepers, especially in set-piece situations.
Can someone tell Howed Web that weโre not talking only about the incident?
