Article #24771

The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Howard Webb praises VAR process in ruling out West Ham equaliser against Arsenal Source The Guardian - World News
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  • Wilson goal chalked off for Pablo’s foul on Raya

  • Webb: ‘On the video, it’s clear and it’s obvious’

Howard Webb has commended the process that led to West Ham’s equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday being overturned, describing Pablo’s foul on the goalkeeper David Raya as “clear and obvious”.

In what has been described as the most consequential decision in VAR history, the referee Chris Kavanagh chose to rule out ­Callum Wilson’s late goal at the ­London ­Stadium, ­handing Arsenal an advantage in the title race. While Webb, the chief officer of Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO), did not blame the official for missing the initial incident he argued it was inevitable that VAR “would have to get involved”.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/12/howard-webb-var-west-ham-arsenal-callum-wilson-pablo-david-raya Published At 2026-05-12 14:31:07 (2 months ago)
Created At 2026-05-12 14:50:21 Updated At 2026-05-12 14:50:21