VAR drama gives Crystal Palace late win
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What was the dramatic moment in the Crystal Palace vs West Ham match?
Dramatic end to the game, but it started well for West Ham here at the London Stadium. They went ahead through Sebastian Alla, but there was an equalizer when Declan Rice handled the ball. The penalty was awarded. In the absence of Milovojevic, Van Aanholt was the penalty taker. Jordan Ayew had the ball in the back of the net. It was disallowed for offside.
How did VAR influence the outcome of the game?
It went to VAR. Two minutes, 12 seconds later, that decision was overturned. The goal was awarded, and with two minutes left to play, Crystal Palace were in front. It finished 2-1 to Crystal Palace. Really, in terms of the stats, not that much between the two sides. West Ham just edged it in terms of attempts and in terms of possession and in terms of passes. But Crystal Palace with more touches in the opposition's box. But the most important stat, as always, is the scoreline. And it's gone Crystal Palace's way. Thanks to Patrick van Aanholt, who got his celebration underway. But Jordan Ayew... Had to wait for his. Both of them, though, talking to Jeff Shreves.
Jordan, Patrick, you're all smiles now because you're looking at a replay of the goal. But how tense was it out there?
Very tense, you know, especially when you can't run no down at this place. It's hard to recover from it. But we did well. We came back and luckily we won the game.
When I said how tense was it, I was referring to the weight you had whilst VAR made its decision.
Well, sometimes, like I told you before, you need a bit of luck and I think today we deserved a few points.
It was a tight game, but we were lucky and, you know, we take it. Did you have a clue whether you were onside or offside?
I thought I was onside, but the line-up told me Martin Kelly was maybe offside.
But luckily it's a goal and we take it. What's it like when you've got to wait that long? Usually when you wait that long it means it's a goal, so it's positive. Patrick, you took the penalty in the absence of your normal penalty taker, the skipper, Lucas. Had you trained and planned all week to take them?
No. Lucas was suspended today.
What were the key statistics comparing West Ham and Crystal Palace?
Before the game, the gaffer came in the meeting and said, I want to take a penalty, and he looked at me and said, what did you take? I said, yeah, I'm confident enough to take one, and I took one and I made the backhand hit.
That's seven out of ten wins away from home now. Is that reflected in the way, even though you went behind, you never stopped believing?
We never stop believing. In this team, we've got good characters and we work very hard and I think we showed it today. We came 1-0 behind, maybe I should have stopped the cross, but like I said, we did very well and came back in the game and we won the game in the end.
Jordan, up to fourth, what does that mean to you? Well, it's positive.
We just need to keep going. The most important thing for us is to hit the 40 points and go in the right direction. Hopefully, if we get to 40 points, then we'll see where we can get to.
That's very conservative, just looking for 40 points. Is that pessimistic or should you be looking higher?
No, no, it's the truth. It's the truth and that's the target. We just keep going and we never know what can happen, but the target is 40 points. Do you agree?
Yeah, of course, you know, but with this team, I think the quality we have in this team and all around it with the staff, I think we can aim for higher, you know, because I think we started the season very well and we need to continue now.
Fabulous job today, you got all three points, well done, guys. Cheers, cheers, cheers.
How did players react to the late winner?
Thank you very much, thank you both, thank you.
both players very much towing the party line that 40 points is still the aim, but they sit in fourth place. They're in the Champions League spots after that late, late winner. Disallowed, then overturned on reflection by VAR. What do you think about the decision, Clinton?
They got it right. It took a lot of time. And when it takes that long with VAR, then you know they're going to overturn it. And to be fair, Kelly, I'm not a fan of VAR, but today I'm a fan of VAR.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the dramatic moment in the Crystal Palace vs West Ham match?
0:06–0:27
2
How did VAR influence the outcome of the game?
0:27–2:22
3
What were the key statistics comparing West Ham and Crystal Palace?
2:22–3:45
4
How did players react to the late winner?
3:45–6:41
5
What were the players' thoughts on the penalty decision?
6:41–10:14
6
How did Crystal Palace manage to secure the win?
10:14–23:59
7
What did the managers say about their teams' performances?
23:59–42:09
8
What does the future hold for both teams after this match?
42:09–44:28
Speakers
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