West Ham 0-1 Arsenal: How Hammers will respond to controversial VAR drama as Premier League relegation looms

West Ham United volition reportedly marque ceremonial interaction with the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) to rise their concerns implicit wherefore their last-minute extremity successful a 1-0 Premier League decision to Arsenal was disallowed by VAR.

The Hammers were trailing heading into stoppage until substitute Callum Wilson fired the shot implicit the line, sparking chaotic celebrations astatine the London Stadium.

However, the extremity was disallowed pursuing a lengthy VAR reappraisal from Darren England, who advised on-field referee Chris Kavanagh to analyse incidents successful the build-up to the extremity astatine his pitchside monitor.

Several players were grappling with 1 different successful the punishment country during a corner, but the cardinal incidental progressive Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya who was deemed to person been fouled by West Ham guardant Pablo.

The full-time effect not lone strengthens Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Premier League title, but it has plunged West Ham into superior information of relegation, with rivals Tottenham Hotspur having the accidental to climb 4 points supra the bottommost three erstwhile they look Leeds United connected Monday.

West Ham petition VAR audio aft arguable telephone raises 'significant concerns'

According to aggregate reports, including 1 signifier the Independent, West Ham volition marque interaction with the PGMO to ‘express important concerns’ regarding their disallowed extremity against Arsenal.

The Hammers volition petition further mentation arsenic to wherefore the determination was made by VAR, and volition petition the audio betwixt officials Kavanagh and England.

A abstracted study from The Times claims that West Ham volition lodge a ceremonial ailment with the PGMOL implicit the disallowed goal.

PGMO’s main refereeing officer, Howard Webb, is expected to code the arguable VAR telephone during Tuesday’s variation of ‘Match Officials Mic’d Up’.

Grappling, shirt-pulling and excessive carnal interaction by players successful the punishment box, peculiarly during set-piece situations, has go a increasing nuisance successful the Premier League this play and has been hard for referees to manage.

It is understood that the International Football Association Board (IFAB - football’s lawmakers), volition measure however champion to negociate these situations, with discussions apt to commence successful the autumn.

Nuno expresses “frustration and sadness” arsenic West Ham look “tough” endurance battle

Sharing his contiguous post-match thoughts connected the incidental that denied West Ham a precious constituent successful their combat for survival, caput manager Nuno Espirito Santo told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Frustration and sadness.

“In a lucifer that we wanted to triumph and we needed to win. We knew however important it was. Decisions, frustration, this is what we are feeling now, mostly sadness.

"I deliberation it is simply a deficiency of consistency that has been happening successful caller seasons. The referees are allowing a batch of blocking and grappling astir and sometimes they justice it differently. This is the vexation present of not knowing what is simply a foul and what is not a foul."

Once a goalkeeper successful his playing days, Nuno added: "Look I did not spot it rather well. I would person to spot a replay, but I spot a batch of what my players felt. They spot it, they are connected the transportation and said it was a just shot to take, truthful we are disappointed.

"I'm going to spot it present and effort to recognize it better. I americium not present to justice the enactment of the referee oregon the enactment of the VAR, it is conscionable the deficiency of consistency successful the past fewer seasons."

On West Ham’s chances of survival, Nuno said: "It's going to beryllium tough. It's not successful our hands. We combat for it and we volition support connected fighting. It is our work - we correspond a immense nine and it's our work to spell for it successful these past 2 games."

West Ham volition present crook their attraction to their last 2 Premier League games of the play distant to Newcastle United adjacent Sunday and astatine location to Leeds connected May 24.