Craig Dawson was expecting VAR to intervene after his injury-time goal went in off the top of his arm.
The centre-back rose highest in the Leicester box with just a couple of minutes left on the clock and threw himself at Jarrod Bowen's corner. The ball hit the back of the net sparking pandemonium in the away end and despair from the home fans as the Hammers players wheeled off in celebration.
However, Dawson admitted he was nervous that his strike would be ruled out by VAR as he knew the ball had connected with the top of his arm on its way in.