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Between them, Manuel Pellegrini and Roy Hodgson have a combined age of 138 and have taken charge of more than 30 clubs including Real Madrid and Inter. But the Premier League’s two oldest managers would be the first to admit that this meeting of London rivals will not go down as a classic in anyone’s book, even if it ended on a moment of high drama. In the old days, Jordan Ayew’s late goal would have been disallowed and both teams would have gone home with a share of the points. But in the era of VAR there can be no such grey areas and replays showed that Martin Kelly was played onside by Issa Diop’s toe before his header across goal, with Felipe Anderson’s knee allowing Ayew the easiest of tap-ins.
It was a bitter pill for West Ham to swallow after they had taken the lead through Sébastien Haller’s fourth goal of the season and were heading for the heady heights of third, only for a penalty from Patrick van Aanholt after Declan Rice’s rush of blood to the head and Ayew’s late intervention to spoil their party. Continue reading...