West Ham and Tottenham to be charged by FA, Kudus faces more punishment
Mark Halsey believes West Ham United and Tottenham will both be charged by the FA for failing to control their players in their Premier League clash on Saturday.
The Hammers lost 4-1 to their London rivals away from home and have been pushed down to 15th in the table.
One of the main talking points from the clash was Mohammed Kudus’ punch-up with some of Spurs’ players, resulting in both teams having it out with one another.
The ex-FIFA and Premier League official also thinks that Kudus will receive additional punishment from the FA for the part he played in the saga.
Writing for the Sun on Sunday (page 3 of pull-out, 20 October), Halsey shared his thoughts on the incident.
“Mohammed Kudus’ red card card at Tottenham was a good use of VAR,” Halsey wrote. “Ref Andy Madley would not have seen all of the wild actions of the West Ham forward in real-time.
“Kudus was rightly sent off for violent conduct after lashing out on Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr.
“In fact, the Ghana international could have been sent off twice for his poor conduct where he kicked and slapped Van de Ven – before then shoving Sarr.
“VAR Chris Kavanagh correctly intervened but I would question the consistency of Prem officials. Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson did something similar before the international break against Nottingham Forest and no action was taken.
“Kudus, 24, could yet face more punishment from the FA for his actions at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium but both clubs will face FA charges for failing to control their players.”
West Ham United and Julen Lopetegui need to turn things around
After losing yet another Premier League game despite coming off of a decent 4-1 win against Ipswich before the international break, things feel like they’re going from bad to worse for Julen Lopetegui.
Since he took over from David Moyes in the summer, there has been nothing but question marks surrounding the Spaniard’s future and whether he’s the right man for the job.
Granted, there’s still some gelling that needs to be done with the players and the fact that Lopetegui still needs to find his best starting XI doesn’t help matters much but, by now, things should be moving in an upward trajectory.
Jarrod Bowen has once again found himself as West Ham’s star man and has hit the ground running this season.
Without him, Lopetegui’s men would likely be even lower in the table than where they are now which would be even more of a travesty.
If things don’t turn around soon, Lopetegui’s tenure as West Ham boss could come to a rather premature end and the Hammers would find themselves back at square one, trying to rebuild their club again.
In other West Ham news, Carlos Soler has made an admission about leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
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