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Alan Shearer hits out at VAR after controversial decision saves Arsenal against West Ham: ‘Where is the consistency?’

The Independent·Ian Parker·22 days ago
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Alan Shearer has criticised inconsistent officiating after Arsenal ’s controversial 1-0 win over West Ham . Relegation-battling West Ham had a stoppage-time equaliser from Callum Wilson disallowed for a foul by Pablo on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya . The VAR check, with official Darren England reviewing replays before sending referee Chris Kavanagh to the screen, lasted over four minutes. Appearing on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer agreed with Gary Lineker and Micah Richards that the officials ultimately made the right call, but argued VAR has failed to eradicate inconsistency in officiating. “I guess some people will think it was a foul, some won’t, some will think, ‘Where on earth is the consistency?’ because we’re seeing something like that every single week,” Shearer said.…

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