EPL: ‘VAR is failing’ – Victor Ikpeba slams Arsenal over controversial 1-0 win over West Ham

Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Ikpeba, has slammed Arsenal pursuing their contentious 1-0 triumph against West Ham United on Sunday.

Ikpeba expressed his disapproval of some VAR and the Gunners’ carnal tactics during set-piece scenarios.

Arsenal bolstered their lasting successful the Premier League rubric contention with a hard-earned triumph implicit West Ham United on Sunday evening, with Leandro Trossard scoring what turned retired to beryllium the decisive extremity astatine the London Stadium.

Trossard broke the stalemate successful the 83rd minute, mounting Arsenal connected the way to a important victory, but determination was hostility heavy into stoppage clip erstwhile Callum Wilson seemed to person salvaged a melodramatic equaliser for West Ham.

However, pursuing beardown objections from Arsenal goalkeeper, David Raya, the Video Assistant Referee intervened to measure the situation.

After a prolonged reappraisal and a sojourn to the pitchside monitor, referee Chris Kavanagh ruled retired the extremity owed to a foul by Pablo successful the build-up.

Ikpeba contended that Arsenal often avoids repercussions for their assertive benignant of play wrong the container and criticized the lengthy reappraisal process that annulled West Ham’s precocious equaliser.

Ikpeba said connected SuperSport’s Monday Night Football, “VAR is failing to fulfill its intended intent successful the English Premier Leagu...