Keith Hackett has blasted the decision to not award Nottingham Forest a penalty in the game against West Ham on Saturday (17 February).
After Maxwel Cornet caught Neco Williams, the former FIFA official tweeted on Monday, February 19, that it was a “nailed on” penalty. However, the referees ruled that Williams was not fouled.
As Forest secured a 2-0 victory at the City Ground, he added in a follow-up tweet to Mark Clattenburg’s explanation for why it should have been a spot-kick that these are “big decisions” that you would expect “elite officials” to get right.
West Ham know how poor Premier League officiating is
If there is any club that knows just how poor the officiating is in the Premier League at this moment in time, then it’s West Ham.
They were completely cheated in the 2-2 draw with Sheffield United, when Jarrod Bowen’s stonewall penalty was denied and Alphonse Areola gave up a late penalty for an alleged foul on Oli McBurnie.
However, the ruling did go their way against Forest because Cornet most likely fouled Williams after making contact with his foot.
Even if the 27-year-old winger didn’t want to foul the Wales international, there was a moment when the game was still close and a penalty should have been called.
Nevertheless, it ultimately had no effect on the outcome because the Hammers played a dismal game and we lost once more.
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