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Former England and Spurs midfielder hails VAR after West Ham penalty decision is overturned

Danny Murphy has heaped praise on VAR after West Ham United were handed a penalty reprieve in their 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday evening.

Despite falling behind courtesy of Thilo Kehrer's own-goal, West Ham hit back to secure their first home point of the Premier League season with Tomáš Souček netting a second-half strike.

However, it had initially appeared that the Irons could fall behind just 11 minutes into the encounter when Harry Kane's header struck the arm of Irons defender Aaron Creswell and referee Peter Bankes pointed to the penalty spot.

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