Video assistant referee John Brooks helped overturn a penalty in Fulham’s favour against West Ham after an incident involving Tom Cairney and Taty Castellanos in the box…
Marco Silva could find himself in hot water after suggesting that John Brooks is biased against Fulham following a controversial decision in their defeat by West Ham on Wednesday night. The Hammers claimed a crucial 1-0 win over their London rivals at Craven Cottage, leaving Silva furious.
Crysencio Summerville scored the game’s only goal in a tight game, but Fulham were unhappy after Brooks overturned a penalty decision in their favour. Referee Matt Donohue awarded a spot-kick for a foul by Taty Castellanos on Tom Cairney inside the box in the 49th minute, when the score was still at 0-0.
However, Donohue overturned his original decision after being sent to the pitchside monitor by Brooks. It was deemed that Cairney had in fact kicked Castellanos. Donohue announced: “After review, Fulham 10 kicks the back of West Ham 11. Therefore, my final decision is a free-kick to West Ham.”
Speaking after the match, Silva conceded that his side were far from their best without star player Harry Wilson, but couldn’t help but call out Brooks for his influence on the game.
“For many different reasons, first of all for the result and we lost the game. Definitely didn’t deserve much more from the game and so many incidents that dictate the result the result this evening,” Silva told BBC Match of the Day.
“For me, it’s clear firstly to talk about ourselves and the goal we conceded we gave a goal basically at this level if you want to win football matches you cant. And of course after the incident the referees decision were at a very low level in my opinion.
“Not at the level a game like this one, decisive games in this moment in the season should be and have the impact of VAR. And John Brooks with Fulham Football Club, he was on VAR and he was able to decide against the referee decision on the pitch is unbelievable.
“It has been a little bit the story of our season when John Brooks is involved with us. It was very unlucky again with the decision when he was not on the pitch, a decision that he took in the office looking for the decision.
“Many, many incidents that the game can be in our direction. Even the penalty, I repeat again John Brooks took and decided against the on-field decision. Very difficult to understand mistakes in games against ourselves, but it is what is is. We have to respect. We have to do it. We cannot control. All the decisions, they were against us.”
West Ham’s goal came through a mix-up between Bernd Leno and Calvin Bassey and the away side needed goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to make some crucial saves to earn the points.
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