Georginio Rutter struck in stoppage-time to snatch a 1-1 draw for the Seagulls after Jarrod Bowen had put West Ham into the lead.

Frustrated West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo felt his side were denied a crucial Premier League victory at Brighton by a VAR mistake on two counts.

Georginio Rutter struck in stoppage-time to snatch a 1-1 draw for the Seagulls after Jarrod Bowen had put West Ham into the lead.

After referee Simon Hooper gave the goal, VAR Tony Harrington checked for a handball by Rutter in the build-up.

There also appeared to be a clear high boot to the head of Konstatinos Mavropanos as he jumped to clear the ball, by Brighton’s Charalampos Kostoulas.

“It’s not ‘appears’, it’s clear,” said Nuno. “I saw it, everybody saw it. We cannot understand how they gave the goal.

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