{"id":464301,"date":"2026-02-09T19:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/464301\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:31:51","slug":"referee-for-man-united-vs-west-ham-made-ridiculous-decision-against-red-devils-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/464301\/","title":{"rendered":"Referee for Man United vs West Ham made &#8216;ridiculous&#8217; decision against Red Devils this season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United fans will have bitter memories of the referee who has been appointed for the West Ham clash.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick is looking to make it five wins in a row to kickstart his time as the interim head coach of Manchester United, but his former club West Ham are standing in his way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-utd-champions-league-qualification-hopes-get-significant-boost-after-2025-26-group-stage-complete\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United are targeting Champions League qualification<\/a> this season, and a win at the London Stadium would lift the Red Devils up to third ahead of Aston Villa\u2019s match on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> Are you confident Man Utd will win vs West Ham and end the losing streak at the London Stadium? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/UIF-2026-02-08T200228.766-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329382\" \/>Getty Images       <\/p>\n<p>Carrick has got his tactical setup spot on for his first four matches, but he will also need luck on his side to pick up a fifth successive win. Statistically, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-united-are-the-unluckiest-club-in-the-premier-league-in-two-different-ways\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United have been the unluckiest club<\/a> in the division.<\/p>\n<p>The latest referee appointment for the West Ham clash certainly doesn\u2019t feel like a lucky one for United, especially after one decision made earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255727840-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shea Lacey covers his face after receiving a red card\" class=\"wp-image-322055\" \/>Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty ImagesReferee appointment for Man United vs West Ham<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/news\/4579733\/match-officials-for-matchweek-26-of-2025-26-premier-league-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Premier League<\/a> have confirmed that Simon Hooper will take charge of Tuesday\u2019s match at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Pawson has been selected for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/var\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VAR<\/a> duties.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the fourth United match this season that Hooper has officiated, and the Red Devils are yet to win with him as the match referee in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Hooper sent off Man United youngster Shea Lacey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/rio-ferdinand-has-spotted-something-in-shea-lacey-that-no-other-man-utd-player-has-right-now\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shea Lacey has enjoyed a brilliant breakthrough<\/a> with the United first-team this season, but he was left in tears the last time that Hooper refereed the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>United were knocked out of the FA Cup by Brighton last month and Hooper made headlines for all the wrong reasons by choosing to show a red card to Lacey in the final minutes.<\/p>\n<p>          What is your opinion on Shea Lacey being sent off vs Brighton? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Harsh refereeing or a silly mistake from the youngster?<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255205958-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shea Lacey is shown a red card\" class=\"wp-image-321940\" \/>Photo by PETER POWELL \/ AFP via Getty Images       <\/p>\n<p>Former Premier League referee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/mark-clattenburg-disagrees-with-how-referee-handled-shea-laceys-red-card-for-man-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Clattenburg disagreed with Lacey\u2019s red card<\/a>, suggesting that Hooper could have handled the situation better.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/shea-lacey-sends-heartfelt-apology-after-being-sent-off-for-man-united-vs-brighton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shea Lacey sends heartfelt apology after being sent off for Man United vs Brighton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interim boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/darren-fletcher-slams-ridiculous-shea-lacey-decision-and-explains-two-referee-complaints\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Darren Fletcher was outraged at Hooper<\/a> for the decision, branding it \u201cridiculous\u201d in his post-match comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShea Lacey\u2019s yellow card is ridiculous compared to the fouls we had on us all game. Ultimately, then the lad makes a mistake and is sent off,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United fans will have bitter memories of the referee who has been appointed for the West Ham&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,574,561,82,109874],"class_list":["post-464301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-var"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}