Ref Watch: West Ham hard done by at the London Stadium

A referee who had taken charge of just one Premier League match this season was in charge of the West Ham v Burnley match at the London Stadium yesterday. Roger East was the man in black who has only officiated four West Ham matches in the past.

West Ham were denied what looked a clear penalty during their 4-2 win over Burnley at the London Stadium when Grady Diangana went down under a challenge from Steven Defour.

After receiving the ball on the right wing, Diangana advanced into the penalty area and appeared to be tripped by Defour. However, referee Roger East didn’t award a spot-kick and instead cautioned Felipe Anderson for his protests.

How Burnley centre-back James Tarkowski was not red-carded for his abysmal blatant assault on Grady Diangana is also a  mystery that only East can answer.

If the FA, Premier League review his performance I am not sure he will officiating at too many Premier League matches this season.