Published: 16:43, 21 Jan 2024Updated: 16:47, 21 Jan 2024
West Ham were left shocked after an incredible final minute against Sheffield United that saw them throw away a vital win.
After Rhian Brewster was sent off for Sheffield United, West Ham had the easy task of seeing out their 2-1 win at Brammall Lane.
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Sheffield United vs West Ham ended in chaotic scenesCredit: AFP
But two quick yellow cards for Vladimir Coufal saw the right-back sent off in the 97th minute.
The free-kick found its way to James McAtee, who crossed into the box.
In a moment of madness, Alphonse Areola took out Oli McBurnie as he tried to punch the ball away and completely missed, wiping out the Scotland international.
Referee Michael Salisbury had no hesitation in pointing to the spot to send the home crowd into a frenzy.
The incident saw Areola injured and forced off as Lukasz Fabianski came in, immediately tasked with stopping the Blades from grabbing a last-gasp equaliser.
But McBurnie made no mistake from the spot to give Chris Wilder a crucial point in the relegation battle while David Moyes was left scratching his head.
It concluded a wild last injury time period which saw Brewster sent off for a straight red card.
The former Liverpool ace flew into a challenge with both feet off the floor to crunch Emerson Palmieri with VAR intervening, upgrading a yellow card to red.
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Fabianski had to come on for Areola
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But McBurnie scored from the penalty spot to level the scores
Coufal earned himself a yellow card in the resulting melee as both sets of players clashed.
With the incident stretching into the 93rd minute, time was added to the end of the match.
And in the last minute of injury-time, the Czech Republic international stomped on McAtee’s foot which led to a second yellow.
Moyes did not even say a word to the right-back as he walked past him down the tunnel before West Ham threw away two points.
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Brewster was the first red card after VAR intervenedCredit: Getty
However, the Hammers remain sixth in the Premier League – three points ahead of Manchester United.
Sheffield United, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom of the table but have moved up to 10 points.
They still sit seven points from safety, though, with Everton 17th on 17 points.
The chaos was encapsulated by the fact that it was the also first Premier League game to see both teams have a player sent off and also receive a penalty each since Boxing Day 2007 when Chelsea drew 4-4 with Aston Villa.
James Ward-Prowse had scored from the penalty spot earlier in the contest when Gustavo Hamer fouled Danny Ings in the box.
It came after Maxwel Cornet opened the scoring in the 28th minute before Ben Brereton Diaz netted on his Premier League debut just before half-time.
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