""The referee's call of no goal was checked and confirmed by VAR with it deemed that Van de Ven pushed Walker-Peters in the back and impacted his ability to play the ball," the Premier League Match Centre posted on X moments later. Replays appeared to show that West Ham's goalkeeper Mads Hermansen had pushed Mateus Fernandes into the back of Van de Ven, who was then forced into Walker-Peters."
""West Ham's goalkeeper pushes his own player into Micky Van der Ven, who then collides with Kyle Walker-Peters but the Tottenham player didn't initiate that contact. We've watched it back numerous times and you can see he doesn't push Walker-Peters over." Williams said. "The referee's given the decision on the field and because of that, VAR is reluctant to intervene but that's what they're there for. We'd like to see more goals given and it's the wrong decision, which is frustrating.""
James Maddison publicly criticized referees and VAR after Cristian Romero's goal in Tottenham's 3-0 win over West Ham was disallowed. Referee Jarred Gillett stopped play for an apparent foul on Kyle Walker-Peters and VAR John Brooks briefly reviewed the incident before upholding the decision. The Premier League Match Centre stated VAR deemed Van de Ven pushed Walker-Peters and affected his ability to play the ball. Replays suggested West Ham goalkeeper Mads Hermansen pushed Mateus Fernandes into Van de Ven, who then contacted Walker-Peters. Former defender Ashley Williams said the goal should have stood and urged clearer VAR intervention.
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