Sad Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola claimed a controversial penalty awarded to West Ham in a dramatic 1-1 draw on the Vitality Stadium instantly contradicted recommendation given by Premier League referees.

Following VAR intervention, match official Chris Kavanagh penalised Cherries midfielder Tyler Adams after Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross brushed his outstretched arm.

Hammers substitute Niclas Fullkrug virtually headed residence Wan-Bissaka’s right-wing supply, with Adams’ adjudged infringement going unnoticed by most inside the bottom.

West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta subsequently transformed the contentious 87th-minute spot-kick earlier than Enes Unal’s beautiful Ninetieth-minute free-kick salvaged a degree for the hosts.

Referring to conversations with Skilled Sport Match Officers Restricted earlier than the present marketing campaign, Iraola mentioned: “I’m very, very disenchanted with the penalty as a result of it’s an motion that we spoke earlier than the season began with the referees.

“They gave expressly the instruction to not inform our gamers to defend with their fingers behind their again as a result of it was not pure.

“I mentioned ‘OK, we give these directions (to place fingers behind backs) as a result of it’s costing us penalties’ and he’s gone, ‘no, don’t fear, it’s pure, it’s not going to price you’. Bam, the primary one: penalty.

“It’s clearly pure as a result of everybody that has performed soccer (is aware of) you go operating to dam a shot, a cross, you end with one hand down, one up, it’s like this at all times.

“It doesn’t change lots the trajectory, they virtually scored a aim with the header from Fullkrug and I’m very disenchanted.

“No one observed stay, I feel. However it’s not that no one observed, it’s that you’ve expressly instructed us that the defenders can’t defend with their fingers behind their again as a result of we don’t need the sport like this.

“What do I do subsequent week? What do I inform the defenders?”

Paqueta coolly dispatched the ball into the bottom-right nook from 12 yards to spark wild scenes within the away finish however the Hammers’ pleasure was short-lived.

Iraola was not stunned to see Cherries substitute Unal hearth a spectacular set-piece into the top-left nook from round 30 yards in the course of the thrilling finale.

“I feel everybody concerned within the crew right away was pondering ‘that is going to be shut’ as a result of he trains lots,” mentioned Iraola.

“He’s our specialist and the consistency is sweet.

“It’s at all times troublesome as a result of it was fairly far however I feel everybody felt that if it’s not a aim, it’s going to get shut.”

Cherries ahead Antoine Semenyo and Hammers captain Jarrod Bowen every hit the woodwork in a gap interval edged by the guests.

The hosts improved following the restart and wasted a sequence a second-half possibilities earlier than the late twists.

Bournemouth climbed to sixth – to take a seat above Aston Villa on aim distinction – whereas West Ham remained 14th.

Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui, who loved a much-needed 2-1 win over Wolves final Monday, mentioned: “It was a pity for us as a result of we had been very near reaching the three factors. However it’s true that Unal scored a implausible free-kick.

“It has been a really demanding match for each groups. We did very, very properly in a variety of minutes. We had been higher than them within the first half.

“We had extra anticipated objectives than them in all of the match, regardless of them having extra pictures.

“I feel very optimistic issues in regards to the crew. The crew confirmed an excellent behaviour.”