‘Abysmal blatant assault’ – Some West Ham fans unhappy with Burnley’s tactics

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West Ham claimed victory over Burnley in the Premier League yesterday in a tough game.

It wasn’t done the easy way but West Ham picked up a much-needed three points with an improved display.

Having led twice, Burnley looked to have stolen a share of the spoils in East London when they made it 2-2 with just over 10 minutes to go.

But two late goals ensured West Ham ran out 4-2 winners at The London Stadium.

Felipe Anderson scored a brace and Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez also got on the score sheet for West Ham.

Burnley’s tough tactics

But after the game, several fans were talking about rough tactics from the visitors.

Sean Dyche’s team is notorious for their tough-tackling and no-nonsense approach. But there were a few instances where the Clarets received a let-off from Roger East.

In the build-up to the second goal, Grady Diangana was completely upended by a reckless James Tarkowski slide tackle.

And West Ham should have had a penalty in the first-half when Diangana was hacked to the ground by Steven Defour.

Here is what West Ham fans made of Burnley’s approach.

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