Peter Schmeichel lashes out at Arsenal VAR call against West Ham: ‘Wrong on so many levels’

Peter Schmeichel vented his “anger” over the call to disallow West Ham ’s stoppage-time equaliser against Arsenal – insisting the Gunners would “never be top of the league if that’s a free-kick. ” Dramatic scenes at the end of Sunday’s clash at the London Stadium saw Callum Wilson’s stoppage-time goal disallowed after a foul on Gunners keeper David Raya and following a lengthy VAR review. The call means Arsenal are now two wins from their first Premier League title in 22 years, while West Ham remain one point from safety, with Tottenham playing their game in hand against Leeds this evening.

David Raya was adjudged to have been fouled after a lengthy VAR review (Getty) The VAR decision provoked inevitable discussion afterwards, with ex-Premier League assistant Darren Caan believing the time has now come for a rule change in the six-yard box at corners. Yet ex-Man Utd goalkeeper Schmeichel’s sympathies were not with Raya on this occasion. “That decision today, it's just so wrong on so many levels,” Schmeichel told Viaplay after the game.

“What really makes me angry is that Arsenal would never be top of the league if that's a free kick. “That's how they've scored so many goals by blocking people, holding people, doing all kinds of things, and then we get to this point. Iit takes VAR five minutes.

“Darren England, the VAR official, [it takes him] five minutes. He starts the replay over and over again. That in itself puts so much doubt into that decision.