'It is a foul, that is the bottom line'
[Getty Images] Former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann agrees with VAR's decision to rule out Callum Wilson's stoppage time goal for West Ham due to a foul on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. "It is a foul by Pablo holding David Raya's arm and clearly impeding Raya," Cann told BBC Radio 5 Live. " Also, he is having his shirt pulled by Jean-Clair Todibo as well.
"Unfortunately, I know it is a shame for West Ham given the timing of the game, but it is a foul, that is the bottom line. "The arm is across Raya from Pablo, but crucially he is holding Raya's arm. He's not going to punch the ball, he is trying to catch it.
The fact he has an arm on the keeper means he can't catch it and he is clearly impeded. " Ex-Premier League goalkeeper Rob Green also agrees "it is a foul" on Raya and VAR made the correct decision to overturn the goal. "You are looking at two players fouling the goalkeeper," added Green.
"There have been so many of these this season, it has been such a talked about topic, there has been such inconsistency with it so for it to come down to this is huge. "In isolation: foul. There were five or six fouls going on at the same time in there, but it's where the ball landed.
"Then you think consistency: there hasn't been any. The rest of the season everyone is going to say, 'hold on a minute'. "