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Michael Mutch

Ex-Premier League referee disagrees with Bournemouth's Gary O'Neil on VAR decisions vs West Ham

Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey believes the VAR decisions amid both West Ham United goals against Bournemouth were correct.

The Hammers secured all three points at the London Stadium on Monday night after Kurt Zouma’s first-half header and Said Benrahma’s late penalty sealed a 2-0 victory. But most of the post-match talk focused on the VAR decisions that led to both goals.

For Zouma’s goal, Thilo Kehrer handled the ball in the build-up but both referee David Coote and VAR official Mike Dean decided the goal should stand. As for the penalty decision, Jordan Zemura was penalised when the ball hit his hand as he slid in to block a Vladimir Coufal cross.

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