Referee (REF): Chris Kavanagh
Assistant Referee 1 (AR1): Dan Cook
VAR: Darren England
Assistant VAR (AVAR): Akil Howson
RO: Hawk-Eye replay operator
When the on-field team is able to hear the VAR discussion, the text is shown in bold.
VAR: Possible foul on keeper.
VAR: Watch has gone.
AVAR: Goal given.
AR1: I don’t see any foul on the goalkeeper.
REF: On-field decision is goal.
VAR: Checking the on-field decision of goal.
VAR: OK, let’s play it through, let’s play it through. Let’s just get a feel now.
VAR: So, the keeper there…
VAR: Then it’s just a shot. So, it’s literally just a possible foul on Raya, what I’m seeing in terms of that.
AVAR: Yeah, and to make sure he doesn’t have it in his hand.
VAR: OK, let’s get a tighter angle on the goalkeeper please.
VAR: On the Arsenal goalkeeper.
RO: Yeah.
VAR: This one. Slow it down, frame by frame.
VAR: For me, there is a foul. Potential foul with the arm.
VAR: His hand is holding his arm down. That’s impactful, for me.
VAR: The left arm there, is holding, is across the body.
VAR: He’s across the head and he’s holding the left arm of Raya, there.
VAR: Which impedes his ability to get to the ball properly.
VAR: Doesn’t look that impactful from that angle.
RO: I’ve got a pole-cam angle.
VAR: Give us pole-cam.
AVAR: It’s like, Raya…
AVAR: Because that contact we’ve got there, we’ve got…
VAR: Just keep delaying. Just checking possible foul on the goalkeeper.
AVAR: You’ve got that straight behind him as well, look.
VAR: Yeah.
RO: I’ll go back to the original angle.
VAR: Yeah.
VAR: But this happens before.
RO: Do you want to see it at full speed?
VAR: Yes please.
VAR: Is it impactful on the goalkeeper that, for me.
VAR: Go back to the second angle you showed me, the second angle.
RO: No problem, just going to look now.
AVAR: Can you do a split screen on both of them as well?
VAR: This one here, this one. Yeah, give us a split screen. That one and then the first angle.
RO: OK, goalline?
VAR: No, sorry, this one and this one, thank you.
AVAR: I don’t like Trossard not facing the ball and you’ve got…
AVAR: I agree, it’s impactful, it’s just everything else that’s going on as well.
AVAR: Let’s say we’re saying that’s a foul, then what are we saying about Trossard’s actions on the same player?
AVAR: What are we saying about Declan Rice behind?
VAR: Yeah.
VAR: He still gets a hand to the ball, doesn’t he? When he’s getting to the ball.
AVAR: What’s your initial opinion as you watched it?
VAR: I think, for me, we send him for an on-field review to look at the possible foul on the goalkeeper.
VAR: And then we get him to look at the other incidents as well. I think that’s the best decision in terms of this.
VAR: OK.
VAR: Chris (Chris Kavanagh – REF), I’m going to recommend an on-field review for a possible foul on the goalkeeper but there are some other incidents to look at while you’re at the monitor as well.
REF: OK.
VAR: So, I’m going to show you a possible foul on the goalkeeper.
RO: This angle?
REF: OK.
VAR: The left arm of Pablo comes across Raya and holds on to the left arm of Raya as he goes to win the ball.
REF: Yeah.
VAR: I’m showing you that now.
REF: I can see the clear holding on him across.
VAR: Yeah, but then I’m just going to show you some, obviously, other angles on that incident, of players.
REF: OK.
AVAR: You’ve got Declan Rice and you’ve got Trossard.
REF: I don’t know what you’re trying to show me, give me a clue.
VAR: Trossard on Pablo. Just if you look at Trossard on Pablo. Give me a better angle on that.
VAR: I’ll get you a better angle.
REF: I don’t think there’s much in that at all, I’m happy with that.
VAR: Yeah, OK.
REF: That’s nothing.
VAR: And then if you just want to consider the actions of Declan Rice on Mavropanos at the back.
VAR: But the foul happens on the goalkeeper before.
REF: Before it, so… After review, West Ham number…
VAR: 19.
REF: 19. Foul.
REF: Just confirm his number again for me.
VAR: 19.
VAR: Yeah, confirmed.
REF: Mic open.
REF: After review, West Ham number 19 commits a foul on the goalkeeper. Final decision is direct free-kick.
