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Gakpo was therefore allowed to intercept the ball placed on the ground by the Hammers' shot-stopper, with the whole goal to aim at, though Taylor quickly blew his whistle to prevent the Dutchman from doing so.

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The Premier League official signalled for a pause in play to allow West Ham medical staff to enter the pitch and assess Areola, taking the decision himself that the former Paris Saint-Germain star required treatment despite the player himself not asking for assistance.

Reacting to the strange incident ,which occured with time running out in the second half, Wright said on Match of the Day: "The referee has had an absolute nightmare.

Now he’s blown the whistle – I don’t know what’s going on.

He’s going there…I don’t know what’s happening there now."

Sharing a similar stance to the ex-Arsenal striker, Shearer added: "It’s a mess.

When the goalkeeper has collided with the post, that’s when he should have stopped the play and blown the whistle.

"He hasn’t blown the whistle which is an error.

They’re not even ready, they don’t even think he’s injured.

He’s not injured, he’s [Taylor] has tried to rectify the mistake that he’s made.
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