Dermot Gallagher and Jay Bothroyd took opposing positions in the discussion over controversy in West Ham United’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford.
The final score did not represent the game, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s team having chances to bring the game closer.
They requested a penalty to be denied when Pablo was brought down in the area in the second half, potentially altering the outcome.
Yehor Yarmoliuk’s awkward fall went unpunished by referee Craig Pawson and VAR, preventing the Hammers from receiving a penalty.
West Ham will regret the decision, since it might have given them a route back into the game at the Gtech Community Stadium on May 2.
Why did Gallagher and Bothroyd disagree about the Brentford v West Ham scandal?
West Ham requested for a penalty, but their desperate pleas were ignored as the officials determined it to be accidental.
Former Premier League referee Gallagher supported the verdict during a live television show.
On May 4, he told Sky Sports’ Ref Watch: “He walks over and the Brentford player is on the floor. “
“It happens at a football match, people get together. No [not a penalty].
“The West Ham player goes into him. I believe he slips and the West Ham player falls over him. I still don’t believe it was a penalty. “
However, his co-host and former Arsenal striker, Bothroyd, couldn’t believe it wasn’t awarded in the Irons’ favour.
He remarked, “We’re going to disagree on this one. ” It’s a penalty all day.
“Whether he slipped or not, it’s a joining together.
“The player is approaching to the ball, has arrived there, controlled it, bad touch, and he is going after it, and Pablo has been stopped from getting to the ball because Yarmoliuk slipped into him.
“Whether it’s an accident or not, he’s taken a player down who is going for the ball. It’s a penalty. “
What did Keith Hackett say regarding the situation?
Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett thinks it was a penalty, and the E20 squad is likely to be disappointed that it was not awarded in their favour.
Speaking only to West Ham Zone, he said: “This was a careless tackle and should have resulted in the awarding of a penalty kick to West Ham United.
“VAR Tony Harrington should have intervened and asked referee Craig Pawson to evaluate the challenge on the pitchside monitor. “
Hackett is correct; the VAR should have at least examined it and advised Pawson to review the monitor, particularly considering the impact on the relegation battle.
If Nuno’s team is relegated by a point or two, the officiating crew’s failure to act on the situation will almost certainly come under investigation.
If they get relegated to the Championship, they cannot blame it on a single decision, but it might be remembered as a potentially critical point in the season, since they may have had a chance to return with the momentum shift.
The fact that the Sky Sports commentators could not agree on the decision suggests that it was a tough one, thus Pawson and his crew cannot be blamed for it.
