West Ham vs Arsenal VAR incident explained

West Ham's Pablo fouls Arsenal's David Raya.

Howard Webb says Chris Kavanagh and VAR made the right call to rule out West Ham's late goal against Arsenal.

Leandro Trossard put Arsenal ahead, but West Ham thought they had a point in stoppage-time.

Callum Wilson scored, but the goal was chalked off due to a foul on David Raya by Pablo.

Pablo held David Raya's arm as he tried to punch the ball, leaving him on the ground.

Chris Kavanagh changed his mind after reviewing the incident on his pitch-side monitor.

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Many people have reacted to the decision, with some agreeing with Kavanagh and VAR.

Howard Webb has weighed in, saying Kavanagh and VAR made the correct call.

Webb said if a goalkeeper is impeded by an opponent, they will be penalised.

Pablo's actions were clear and obvious on the video.

The referee didn't see it clearly, but VAR got involved.

Not every contact is a foul, but in this case, it was impactful.

The officials are looking for situations that are impactful.

It took time to make a decision because they were being diligent.

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The full footage of Kavanagh's conversation with VAR was recorded.

VAR checked for a possible foul on the goalkeeper.

The referee's on-field decision was a goal.

VAR checked the on-field decision of a goal.

The referee didn't see a foul on the goalkeeper initially.

VAR asked to play the incident through.

VAR focused on the goalkeeper and a possible foul.

AVAR agreed to check if the goalkeeper had the ball in his hand.

VAR asked for a tighter angle on the goalkeeper.

The referee's assistant agreed to show a different angle.

VAR slowed down the footage to check for a foul.

VAR saw a potential foul with the arm.

Pablo's hand was holding Raya's arm down.

The left arm was holding across the body.

Pablo was holding Raya's left arm, impeding him.

This affected Raya's ability to get to the ball.

The referee's assistant had a different angle.

VAR asked to see the pole-cam angle.

AVAR discussed the contact between Pablo and Raya.

VAR delayed the decision to check for a foul.

AVAR pointed out another angle to consider.

The referee's assistant showed a different view.

VAR confirmed the foul on the goalkeeper.

The referee's assistant agreed to show the incident at full speed.

VAR asked if the foul was impactful on the goalkeeper.

VAR asked to see the second angle again.

The referee's assistant showed the second angle.

AVAR asked for a split screen of both incidents.

VAR agreed to show a split screen.

The referee's assistant showed the split screen.

AVAR discussed Trossard's actions and the foul.

AVAR agreed the foul was impactful.

AVAR questioned what to do about Trossard's actions.

AVAR asked about Declan Rice's actions.

VAR agreed to consider Rice's actions.

The goalkeeper still got a hand to the ball.

AVAR asked for the initial opinion on the incident.

VAR recommended an on-field review.

VAR suggested looking at other incidents.

The referee agreed to review the incident.

The referee's assistant showed the possible foul.

The referee confirmed the foul on the goalkeeper.

The referee's assistant showed the incident again.

The referee saw the clear holding on Raya.

VAR showed other angles of the incident.

The referee asked for a clue about what to look for.

VAR pointed out Trossard on Pablo.

The referee's assistant showed a better angle.

The referee didn't think there was much in the incident.

VAR agreed and moved on.

The referee didn't think it was a foul.

VAR asked to consider Declan Rice's actions.

The foul on the goalkeeper happened first.

The referee confirmed the foul after review.

The referee asked for the player's number again.

VAR confirmed the player's number.

The referee confirmed the foul and the decision.

The referee made the final decision.

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