English football’s refereeing chief Howard Webb says the decision to award West Ham United a penalty in their controversial 2-1 victory over Manchester United in October was a mistake. During the latter stages of the game at the London Stadium on October 27,

After having to deal with the David Coote saga, which saw the referee suspended after making comments towards Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp, the PGMOL chief has now had to grapple with the flak that Michael Oliver is facing after his VAR audio from West Ham 2-1 Manchester United was released this week.

Howard Webb Admits VAR Mistake in West Ham's Victory Over Man United by Alex Bates on Nov 13, 2024 for EPLindex.com

West Ham have won consecutive Premier League home games for the first time in 2024 (4-1 v Ipswich Town and 2-1 v Manchester United), with December 2023 the last time they had done so. Jarrod Bowen is now West Ham's top goalscorer in Premier League home games, overtaking Michail Antonio (32) with his penalty against Manchester United today (33).

Howard Webb does not think VAR Michael Oliver should have recommended a review of an incident that contributed towards Man Utd sacking Erik ten Hag.