Disallowing West Ham's goal the right decision - Webb

Disallowing West Ham's goal the right decision - WebbTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, West Ham have injury-time goal disallowed as Arsenal go five clearByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished1 minute agoCommentsDisallowing West Ham's last-ditch equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday was the correct decision, says referees' chief Howard Webb.Webb added that at the end of the season there would be a consultation about excessive grappling in the penalty area and how to deal with it. Callum Wilson thought he had rescued a Premier League point for the Hammers on Sunday in the fifth minute of stoppage time, only for the video assistant referee to intervene for a foul by Pablo on Gunners goalkeeper David Raya. The decision was controversial, giving Arsenal a 1-0 win and impacting not only the fate of the two clubs, but also Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at either end of the Premier League table.Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said the VAR, Darren England, had showed "a lot of courage" to rule out the goal, while West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo criticised a "lack of consistency" by referees.Webb, speaking on Match Officials Mic'd Up, said the foul on Raya had to be penalised."Is it a foul on the goalkeeper? Categorically yes," Webb said. "We've said all season, including in pre-season briefings with the players, that if a goalkeeper is impeded by an opponent grabbing or holding their arms and therefore they can't do their job, they'll be penalised. "We're not just talking about contact with goalkeepers, we're talking about a specific type of contact when the goalkeeper's arms or hands are being interfered with, stopping them doing their job."Raya can't do what he would normally do in that situation, simply catch the ball or punch the ball, and they intervene, and they come to the righ...