Sheffield United 1 West Ham 0: VAR controversy as West Ham denied injury-time equaliser after Martin howler
WEST HAM sub keeper David Martin gifted Sheffield United victory in a game once again marred with VAR controversy.
Sub Robert Snodgrass thought he had resuced the Hammers a point in the 92nd minute.
But his ‘goal’ was ruled out with Declan Rice adjudged to have handballed in the lead-up.
West Ham boss David Moyes will be fuming with the decision, with the ball bouncing onto Rice’s arm through no fault of his own.
And it will be a bitter pill for Hammers sub keeper David Martin, who thought his blushes were finally spared.
Martin entered the game in the 15th minute when Lukasz Fabianski went off injured.
But the son of Hammers legend Alvin Martin probably wished he didn’t after his howler in the early stages of the second half.
He failed to find Fabio Balbuena from a pass out of the box, it was intercepted by John Fleck who laid in Oli McBurnie to score what turned out to be the winner.
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