Tomas Soucek should have breathed an enormous sigh of reduction after getting away with what regarded like a blatant handball in West Ham (opens in new tab)‘s draw with Chelsea (opens in new tab) – and he quickly noticed the humorous facet of his stroke of luck.
With the scores degree at 1-1 within the 89th minute on the London Stadium, Soucek clearly blocked Conor Gallagher’s goal-bound shot utilizing his hand contained in the field, sparking vociferous appeals from the Blues gamers.
No penalty was given by referee Craig Pawson, and the choice stood following a VAR assessment.
Chelsea made it completely clear the place they stood on the incident, although, tweeting (opens in new tab): “Soucek makes an awesome save from Conor Gallagher.”
Chelsea gamers thought that they had a penalty for handball, however VAR says no… 📺 pic.twitter.com/popnClPiUjFebruary 11, 2023
And, talking after the sport, Soucek appeared to know that he’d acquired away with it huge time. He instructed West Ham membership media (opens in new tab): “My father was a goalkeeper, so I did a save…”
The Czech midfielder – who got here on for the injured Lucas Paqueta after 14 minutes – then burst out laughing.
Unsurprisingly, Chelsea boss Graham Potter was slightly much less amused concerning the resolution to not award his facet a penalty. He stated (opens in new tab):
“It regarded fairly a handball to me; I didn’t know Tomas may get down and save like that. It was a great save. You want your goalkeeper generally to get you factors.”
