Late Soucek Goal Is Disallowed As Aston Villa Salvages 1-1 Draw At West Ham – News18

LONDON: Aston Villa moved three factors away from Tottenham within the race for fourth place after a 1-1 draw towards West Ham within the Premier League on Sunday.

Nicolo Zaniolo struck an equalizer within the second half to safe what might be an necessary level in Villa’s bid for Champions League qualification after Michail Antonio had headed West Ham in entrance.

West Ham thought it had snatched a late winner when Tomas Soucek struck within the sixth minute of time added on, however the objective was disallowed by VAR for handball.

Referee Jarred Gillett and VAR Tony Harrington spent greater than 5 minutes figuring out whether or not the objective ought to stand earlier than it was dominated to have hit Soucek’s arm.

Antonio additionally had a objective disallowed for handball earlier within the half.

“It’s what VAR do, it’s their decision not ours, we can’t do anything about it. It’s there to do the job,” West Ham supervisor David Moyes mentioned. “In the second half, Villa stepped it up, they were the better team for periods. I was really pleased with how we performed overall.”

Antonio had headed West Ham in entrance within the twenty ninth minute at London Stadium.

Villa misplaced 4-0 towards Spurs final week and was in peril of struggling again-to-again defeats within the league, however Nicolo Zaniolo leveled within the 79th.

The draw noticed fourth-place Villa prolong its lead over fifth-place Tottenham to a few factors, having performed a sport extra. Tottenham misplaced 3-0 at Fulham on Saturday.

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