{"id":552637,"date":"2026-04-27T03:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/552637\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T03:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:24:16","slug":"david-moyes-called-out-for-utter-rubbish-claim-referees-were-biased-towards-west-ham-vs-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/552637\/","title":{"rendered":"David Moyes called out for ‘utter rubbish’ claim referees were biased towards West Ham vs Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David Moyes has made a controversial claim after Everton\u2019s 2-1 defeat against West Ham on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Toffees manager was frustrated by Stuart Attwell and VAR\u2019s decision not to award his team a penalty in the second half.<\/p>\n

They considered Mateus Fernandes\u2019 handball to be accidental<\/a> and not enough to warrant a penalty.<\/p>\n

Many will disagree with Moyes\u2019<\/a> outlandish accusation about the referees, including former Chelsea player Jason Cundy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"DavidPhoto by Alex Grimm\/Getty Images Jason Cundy rubbishes David Moyes\u2019 suggestion that referees favoured West Ham<\/p>\n

In an interview with talkSPORT, Moyes suggested the referees were biased towards West Ham against Everton.<\/p>\n

He indicated the Hammers would have been awarded a penalty if an Everton player had made the same mistake as Fernandes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can imagine, if it had been the other way around here today and West Ham had been in that situation against us, I think they would find it very hard not to give that decision,\u201d Moyes said.<\/p>\n

While former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O\u2019Hara<\/a> sympathised with Moyes, Cundy could not have disagreed more.<\/p>\n

The ex-Chelsea man argued the Scotsman was talking \u201cutter rubbish\u201d about bias towards West Ham.<\/p>\n

Cundy responded: \u201cCome on, Dave. It is a penalty, but I love the way managers really like to try to twist things to go, \u2018Well, if it had been the other way round\u2026\u2019 No. They made a mistake. It happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I can\u2019t accept is David Moyes trying to imply that had it been the other way round, the decision would have gone their way. <\/p>\n

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\"MateusPhoto by Tiego Grenho\/MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty Images <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s implying that they are conspiring against Everton, which is utter rubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was disappointing to see Moyes take such a controversial stance, especially after a game against his former club.<\/p>\n

Premier League<\/a> referees (even those with video assistance) make mistakes every weekend, and it has nothing to do with home advantage.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it would not be overly surprising if the FA were to investigate Moyes\u2019 comments about the referees\u2019 penalty decision.<\/p>\n

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