Everton 2-1 WEST HAM – Saturday 22nd November
Again, despite another defeat, West ham did not deserve to lose this match. Inevitably, whenever Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku plays against the Hammers, he tends to score, and nothing was different this time, netting in the 26th minute for his fifth goal of the season.
However, to say that the Belgian frontman was in an offside position is an understatement. It’s still one of the worst referring decisions of the season. Maura Zarate levelled with a deflected shot, before Leon Osman, another prolific scorer against the East Londoners, grabbed the winner in the 73rd minute on his 400th appearance for the Goodison Park outfit.
The most impressive factor is that Sam Allardyce’s men had several key players missing. The likes of Stewart Downing, Alex Song, Diafra Sakho, Enner Valencia and Cheikhou Kouyate were all absent.
Nevertheless, the Hammers were still worthy of gaining at least a point from the game, and only a dodgy referring decision denied the Boleyn Ground side.
