Former referee Dermot Gallagher’s thoughts are aligned with the outcome of the meeting, suggesting each team were wrongfully denied a penalty-a-piece.
“I was surprised [a penalty for Ronaldo] wasn’t given. I think it’s an easier decision to make to give a penalty,” Gallagher told Sky Sports.
“[Coufal] dangled a leg, they adjudged he tried to take it away, but he’d already gone too far into the challenge, for me.
On West Ham’s claim, he added: “The feeling on the field was that Soucek made the foul, but I think the defender takes the forward out and it’s a foul. He doesn’t realise he’s there, but he’s caught him.”
source: express.co.uk