New camera angle reveals if West Ham goal vs Arsenal should have stood after VAR decision

Arsenal dropped to second in the Premier League following their 2-0 defeat against West Ham at the Emirates Stadium

Earlier this week, Arsenal lost 2-0 to West Ham in the Premier League, their first loss at the Emirates Stadium this year. The Hammers’ lead was doubled by Kostas Mavropanos as he headed home after Tomas Soucek opened the score for the team.

Due to the Gunners’ inability to convert any of the opportunities they produced, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, and Bukayo Saka came under fire. A clinical striker would be greatly needed by Mikel Arteta’s team to support their Premier League title challenge this season, but that wasn’t the only topic of conversation following the game on Thursday night.

After a protracted VAR intervention, which saw match officials try to determine whether the ball had left play before Jarrod Bowen could set up West Ham’s opening goal, Soucek’s goal was given. After Newcastle’s goal against the Gunners last month came from a nearly identical situation, Arsenal was left feeling betrayed to be the subject of yet another contentious decision.

Using a different camera position, beIN Sport now asserts that the goal should have stood since a small portion of the ball was still on the right side of the line. “You were able to view a portion of the ball, which allowed us to adjust its size to match the film perfectly.

“Given that and the amount of the ball that was truly over the line, I wouldn’t be shocked if Jarrod Bowen calls it out. It was a minuscule amount beyond the line, but he wouldn’t know that.

Because the ball was on the ground and the line was next to the football, it was simpler to determine the Newcastle one. Because the ball is in the air, it is more challenging to judge with the unaided eye.”

It was explained by former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg why VAR was required to award the goal even though at the time there was inconclusive evidence that the ball had stayed in play. “What we’ve got to remember is, the on-field decision is a goal,” Clattenburg stated in reference to Prime Video’s coverage of the match.

They must gather convincing proof that the ball is out of play because the assistant referee fails to signal that it is. That’s the only camera angle that appears to be providing VAR with a better angle, based on what I’ve seen from all of the replays it is currently examining.

This ball appears to be partially out. Thus, I wouldn’t be shocked if they revealed the objective.”