Like I said, also the fact the referee has said there may of been some contact and the pictures back up that view means the referee probably did see it in some capacity.
It's just not a howler though and as others have said, it could of gone either way.
On a different note, the red card situation for McGinn seemed a bit of a mess in the VAR room with the VAR unsure whether the referee has produced the red card. The referee did communicate the on field decision but it did not seemed to registered to them what the on field decision was and were waiting for the pictures showing the referee producing the red card. The check seemed to took far longer than it should of.
Also what did people made of the non handball in the West Ham Villa game, the referee said the arms were by his side but they clearly were not as they were outstretched because he was pointing. Surely that is making yourself unnaturally bigger? That would definitely be given in the UEFA competitions I suspect and if the shot was on target then surely West ham gained an unfair advantage there?
It's just not a howler though and as others have said, it could of gone either way.
On a different note, the red card situation for McGinn seemed a bit of a mess in the VAR room with the VAR unsure whether the referee has produced the red card. The referee did communicate the on field decision but it did not seemed to registered to them what the on field decision was and were waiting for the pictures showing the referee producing the red card. The check seemed to took far longer than it should of.
Also what did people made of the non handball in the West Ham Villa game, the referee said the arms were by his side but they clearly were not as they were outstretched because he was pointing. Surely that is making yourself unnaturally bigger? That would definitely be given in the UEFA competitions I suspect and if the shot was on target then surely West ham gained an unfair advantage there?