The Hammers dropped points against Vincent Kompany’s relegation-threatened side.
West Ham United were dealt a blow in the race for European football after dropping points against Burnley, with David Moyes’ side ultimately unable to complete their late comeback.
West Ham 2-2 Burnley – Match Report
On Sunday, the Irons had a disastrous first 45 minutes in east London. Amidst the speculation about Moyes’ future, with his contract scheduled to expire at the end of this season, the manager’s argument to stay was not helped by a poor start against Burnley, who appear to be legitimate contenders for relegation.
David Datro Fofana breezed past West Ham challenges to smash a thunderbolt past Alphonse Areola, opening the scoring around 10 minutes in, before defender Konstantinos Mavropanos’ own goal handed the Clarets a two-goal cushion heading into half-time.
Moyes’ side did mount a second-half comeback following some savvy substitutions, with star midfielder Lucas Paqueta netting immediately after the restart, but striker Danny Ings rolled back the years with a stunning finish in extra time.
It was too late for West Ham, who had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Burnley and couldn’t quite get all three points despite their desperate late efforts.
“The decisions today went so badly against us,” remarked Moyes after West Ham’s draw with Burnley, who criticised the officials.
“The decisions today went so badly against us,” said Moyes on West Ham’s draw against Burnley, who took aim at the officials.
“The offside for the goal, then there is one in the first half where the linesman puts his flag up and Jarrod Bowen is onside. Even if he wasn’t, the rules are supposed to be that you wait until he’s got to be sure he’s offside. He doesn’t. He puts his flag up straight away and I’ve seen it and he’s onside.
“So you’ve got Sander Berge heads the ball or attempts to head the ball in front of him, and it strikes his arms. There have been several rulings today that went against us.”
A few players’ performances were called into question during the game, including January signing Kalvin Phillips, who has been chastised yet again as he fails to shake off the cobwebs after his time on Manchester City’s bench.
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