Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher believes that referee Peter Bankes was correct with his decisions during West Ham United’s 1-1 draw with Southampton at St Mary’s.
The main talking points of the stalemate in Hampshire came from two decisions in the first half which left West Ham boss David Moyes frustrated.
Saints’ opening goal came in the first 45 when Romain Perraud’s shot from distance deflected off Ben Johnson to give Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side the lead. However, in the build-up to it, after Tomas Soucek failed to clear at the end of a Kyle Walker-Peters long throw, Jarrod Bowen went to tackle Perraud but was blocked in doing so by Bankes before scoring.
