“This is nonsense and it’s damaging the spectacle,” tweeted Arlo White, who calls matches for NBC in the United States. Narrow offside calls, and the microscopic way they are judged, have been the most contentious part of the VAR system brought in this season. Not for Pellegrini, though, whose 18-month spell in charge of West Ham is over. The French forward also grabbed two goals in the win over Newcastle on Thursday and now has 10 goals in all competitions this season. Villa is in third-to-last place, two points ahead of Watford, with Norwich last, a further three points adrift.

Source: thestar December 28, 2019 23:26 UTC