Nuno Espirito Santo was gobsmacked by one unfortunate moment in West Ham’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
The Hammers could have drawn or even won the game if not for some tough luck at the London Stadium.
Leandro Trossard’s goal took a deflection, while Callum Wilson’s equaliser was ruled out for a foul on David Raya.
The Arsenal goalkeeper was also involved in another of the three biggest moments of the game.
Sum up your feelings on that result if you can… 😢
Heartbroken is an understatement! 💔
Nuno Espirito Santo amazed by David Raya’s match-winning save
Mateus Fernandes had the best chance of the match after combining with Pablo Felipe inside the penalty area.
He played a delightful one-two with the Portuguese forward and had only Raya to beat from a few yards out.
Fernandes probably took one touch too many as he closed in on goal and could not find a way past the Spaniard.
Instead of passing the ball through Raya’s legs or into the corner, he lifted the ball into the goalkeeper’s outstretched leg.
Gary Neville then compared the save to Stefan Ortega’s against Heung-Min Son towards the end of last season’s title race.
Neville also highlighted Nuno’s stunned reaction on the sideline as he could not believe Fernandes failed to score.
“There’s always one of those as well, a few years ago, Man City vs Tottenham,” Neville said on commentary for Sky Sports.
A devastating finale, but who was your West Ham MOTM? 😪
“The title is there, and your goalkeeper pulls something out of the bag. David Raya has been sensational for Arsenal.
“Nuno Espirito Santo can’t believe it; it’s agonising this. David Raya has just helped their rivals, Tottenham, as well.
“That right leg; he just splits his legs at the perfect moment. Brilliant goalkeeping.”
Although it was a crucial save from Raya, Fernandes will probably not sleep tonight knowing that he should have scored.
Fernandes and his teammates still have two games remaining to put things right, but their task just got much harder.
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