The West Ham United fans will be enraged after an official Carabao Cup announcement ahead of the Arsenal clash.
West Ham will play host to Arsenal in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at the London Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Hammers boss David Moyes is under real pressure as it is, and the last thing he needs is a game against an in-form Arsenal side.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners still haven’t lost a domestic game so far this season, with their only defeat coming in the Champions League against Lens.
Meanwhile, West Ham look incredibly easy to beat. Wednesday night could be an absolute mis-match unfortunately.
And now we could be in for an even harder match than we first thought…
West Ham fans will be enraged after official Carabao Cup announcement ahead of Arsenal clash
Simon Hooper has been named as the referee for the 4th round clash at the London Stadium, as confirmed via the EFL’s official website.
The Hammers fans will be well aware of Hooper. He was on VAR duty for our draw away at Southampton last season when we were hit with an FA charge after the game, having surrounded the referee.
This came after referee Peter Bankes inexplicably blocked Jarrod Bowen from intercepting a Southampton player immediately before they scored, and VAR official Hooper failed to intervene.
Moyes blasted the 41-year-old after the match, suggesting that he ‘should have gone to specsavers’, after the official apparently didn’t even see the incident (The Sun).
The last thing we need is a referee who made such a glaring error that cost us so dearly only last season.
West Ham will be hoping for a big boost with a win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday night.
I’m just hoping that nobody is taking about the incompetent Hooper after the game, and the football on display takes centre stage.
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