I expect fans of every team believe they get a raw deal when it comes to penalties for their team. Bournemouth certainly could have done with a bit more luck against West Ham, not for the penalty they conceded, but for Ryan Fraser's run that was checked by Noble just after half time in the box.
Some will also point to the first half when Bournemouth got behind West Ham's defence and a cross from the right from David Brooks hit the arm of Balbuena. I felt that Balbuena's arm was down by his side and it would have been very hard for a penalty to be given, but Eddie Howe felt that he moved his arm towards the ball, if we are to go by the pictures and commentary on Match of the Day.
The incident in the second half with Ryan Fraser looked much more a penalty call for me. Noble just didn't get the right side of Fraser and the Scot went face down into the ground. My only defence for Stuart Attwell is that he had already given a penalty for West Ham and was guessing that Bournemouth were just trying to hope they got one themselves by going down easy. But this was a foul and West Ham got away with it.
The same might be true of Wilson's run in the last few minutes that saw Ogbonna come charging across and send the Bournemouth forward tumbling on the edge of the penalty box. Ogbinna made no attempt to play the ball just the man and it was surprising that Stuart Attwell didn't award a free kick let alone a penalty.
Well, two games and two penalties in those Bournemouth games. One for and one against. On balance it has not been a bad thing to have had penalties so early in the season as Bournemouth have won both games, but with these situations happening frequently, I hope the Cherries are practising penalties a lot.
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| Ryan Fraser was unlucky not to be awarded a penalty against West Ham. |
The incident in the second half with Ryan Fraser looked much more a penalty call for me. Noble just didn't get the right side of Fraser and the Scot went face down into the ground. My only defence for Stuart Attwell is that he had already given a penalty for West Ham and was guessing that Bournemouth were just trying to hope they got one themselves by going down easy. But this was a foul and West Ham got away with it.
The same might be true of Wilson's run in the last few minutes that saw Ogbonna come charging across and send the Bournemouth forward tumbling on the edge of the penalty box. Ogbinna made no attempt to play the ball just the man and it was surprising that Stuart Attwell didn't award a free kick let alone a penalty.
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The penalty that West Ham were given I have no problems with. Aké was a bit over anxious to get to Chicarito and by going to ground he had already left himself in a vulnerable position. The foot certainly made contact with Chicerito and his balance was affected. I was less impressed wit Begovic touching the bar before the penalty kick several time which left him a bit slow to get down when the spot kick was taken by Arnautovic. Arnautovic hit the ball really well, but Begovic was never getting down quick enough to make a save.
Well, two games and two penalties in those Bournemouth games. One for and one against. On balance it has not been a bad thing to have had penalties so early in the season as Bournemouth have won both games, but with these situations happening frequently, I hope the Cherries are practising penalties a lot.
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