West Ham lead the league thanks to VAR inattention, beat Luton 2-1

West Ham won their fourth round Premier League match, beating Luton 2-1 on their Premier League debut at the newly refurbished stadium. It put them at the top of the English competition for at least a few hours.

The match was as expected cautious from the opening minutes. The game was played from the whitewash to the whitewash, which was interrupted only in the 14th minute by an inaccurate shot by visiting winger Said Benrahma. However, that was an isolated Hammers opportunity.

The home side threatened primarily from centres, but none of them were dangerous endings. It was as if Luton were afraid to attack with more men. At the other end Jarrod tried his luck from distance, but from outside the area just missed the space between the three posts.

In the 38th minute the English winger celebrated when he opened the scoring with a header. But the home side seemed to be motivated. Centres suddenly flew more dangerously, but none threatened Alphonse Areola until the end of the half.

After the change of sides, Emerson increased the Londoners’ lead, but the shot was disallowed due to an offside by Michail Antonio. Elijah Adebayo could have equalised at the other end, but he didn’t direct his centre into the net from the small area.

That was it for a long time, between the 55th and 75th minute the pace of the game went down significantly. It wasn’t until the 83rd minute that home cannonballer Carlton Morris got a touch on the ball from a volley, but shot high over the bar.

That was punished at the other end by Kurt Zouma, who headed home a corner kick to increase the Hammers’ lead. In the second minute of stoppage time, the home side equalised, also with a header from Danish stopper Meds Andersen.

But the newcomer didn’t have time for more. Also because VAR did not pay attention to the disputed hand of James Ward-Prowse from the set-up. Luton remain without a point, while West Ham lead the Premier League with ten points.

Source: Canal+ Sport