Referees' chief Howard Webb says West Ham should not have been awarded a penalty during Erik ten Hag's final game in charge of Manchester United on 27 October. The Hammers were given the decision on the recommendation of video assistant referee Michael Oliver following Matthijs de Ligt's challenge on Danny Ings.

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.

West Ham take on Everton on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the London Stadium, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. GMT local time, making it a 10 a.m. ET or 7 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada and a 2 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Viviane Asseyi scores as West Ham beat Leicester City to claim a first win in the Women’s Super League since February.

Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer of the Premier League, admitted that West Ham United were wrongly awarded a penalty through VAR which gave them a 2-1 win at home to Manchester United that led to the firing of manager Erik ten Hag.

Speaking on Match Officials Micd Up, PGMOL chief Howard Webb suggested the intervention from VAR to penalise Matthijs de Ligt for a foul on Danny Ings in Manchester Uniteds Premier League clash against West Ham was a mistake.