West Ham vs Aston Villa match thread

[Demitri_C]

Well thats 1-1 in bad decisions

[Toronto Villa]

It’s going to be like this for us and Spurs to the end of the season. Both teams finding ways to fuck it up as Man U creep up and take 4th. We haven’t been at the races at all today.

[Rigadon]

Bizarre they can give that handball and not give us a penalty first half

The latter won't be part the narrative despite the score today. 

[Axl Rose]

It’s going to be like this for us and Spurs to the end of the season. Both teams finding ways to fuck it up as Man U creep up and take 4th. We haven’t been at the races at all today.

I very much hope you're wrong with this prediction, mate.

You've posted it a couple of times now and each time I've sighed and shook my head, hoping you'll be wrong 😂

[Demitri_C]

Our set pieces have been awful today so far

[Dave]

Bizarre they can give that handball and not give us a penalty first half

Not really. Any goal scored after a ball hits a hand / arm, it's disallowed. Intent doesn't come into it.

To be an offence anywhere else, it needs to be deliberate.

[Somniloquism]

So that was handball but the penalty claim in 1st half wasn't.... i don't understand the rules anymore

Any handball by the scorer in the build-up, even accidently is classed as handball. By the defender and they can state ball to hand or no movement or any number of excuses.

[PaulWinch again]

We are not scoring here, we’re so fucking ponderous.

[VillaTim]

What do they do at half time.

[PeterWithesShin]

Any kind of handball by a goalscorer is automatically a goal disallowed. Handball by a defender isn't automatically a penalty.

[Sexual Ealing]

Cash is no good.

[Smirker]

Creating next to nothing.

[Demitri_C]

Morgan man ffs

[AlexAlexCropley]

Cash is no good.

Contactless all the way

[geolex]

So that was handball but the penalty claim in 1st half wasn't.... i don't understand the rules anymore

Any handball by the scorer in the build-up, even accidently is classed as handball. By the defender and they can state ball to hand or no movement or any number of excuses.

Like i said