Jarrod Bowen was adjudged to have kept the ball in play for West Ham’s opening goal against Arsenal (Pictures: beIN Sport)A new camera angled has definitely proved whether West Ham’s opening goal against Arsenal should have counted. Newcastle scored their winning goal against Arsenal last month from an almost identical scenario, after which Joe Willock confessed to his former teammates that the ball had gone over the byline. On this occasion, however, beIN Sport claim that a sliver of the ball was still the right side of the line, as far as West Ham are concerned, and the match officials were correct to let the goal stand. ‘I guess when you see that and how much of the ball was actually over the line it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Jarrod Bowen thinks it’s out. ‘It was easier to judge the Newcastle one because the ball was on the ground and the line was beside the football.

Source: Metro December 30, 2023 17:43 UTC