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Hart suffered further agony yesterday as Burnley’s season continued turning to sand.
England’s former No.1 has now conceded 25 goals, with 13 in the last three games.
It could have been worse because Hammers had a penalty decision disallowed that even Burnley boss Sean Dyche said was “stonewall”.
Pellegrini said: “Joe is in a bad moment, not just him but the team. But he also made some wonderful saves and kept Burnley in it.”
Hart was in goal for Hammers last season when Burnley put three past him. That defeat led to unrest and coins thrown at West Ham’s owners.
Yesterday, it thankfully passed quietly, although not for Hart, beaten after 10 minutes by Marko Arnautovic and then constantly fighting the odds as