West Ham’s request for the PGMOL to release the VAR audio from Callum Wilson’s disallowed goal has been granted.
The five-minute-long video shows referee Chris Kavanagh communicating with VAR while reviewing the incident.
The officials eventually concluded that Pablo Felipe had fouled Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya.
They briefly checked two other incidents for a potential West Ham penalty, but they missed at least three others.
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How do you feel about the decision now the VAR audio has been released? 😬
What was the correct decision? Goal, no goal or penalty? 🤔
Three moments missed in VAR footage West Ham fans will be talking about
Apart from Pablo’s foul on Raya, VAR also checked Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard for potential penalty incidents.
Rice had two hands around Dinos Mavropanos’s body throughout the clip, while Trossard was also holding Pablo.
After brief checks of both situations, VAR decided neither was sufficient to warrant a penalty, despite the apparent obstructions.
While many West Ham fans will disagree with those decisions, they will be equally annoyed by some missed incidents.
The first potential foul from the set piece involved Tomas Soucek falling over Kai Havertz at the near post.
It is difficult to judge whether Havertz pulled Soucek down or Soucek pushed Havertz over, but it was worth a closer look.
Elsewhere, VAR only looked at Trossard grappling with Pablo before he fouled Raya and not Gabriel’s shirt-pulling.
The Arsenal defender can clearly be seen pulling Pablo’s shirt down in an attempt to stop him winning the header.
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The right call? Or harsh on Pablo?
Martin Odegaard hugged Jean-Clair Todibo as the cross was delivered, but VAR did not inspect it.
This is not to say that any of those should have been a penalty, but it raises questions about the thoroughness of the VAR check.
Few would question Pablo’s foul on Raya, but it is difficult to believe that was the first or only foul at the set piece.
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