YOU’RE BUSTED!
SIX seconds after kick-off, Carroll’s lethal elbow lands another blow
WHEN you referee West Ham, Andy Carroll’s name jumps out of the team sheet as it’s handed to you an hour before kick-off. So when he goes up for the ball with a leading arm, catching Marvin Zeegelaar on the nose, you would expect the referee to see the incident and act upon it. This was Carroll’s first Premier League start since being sent off at Burnley on October 14 when he was throwing his arms around and caught Ben Mee (left). However, Andre Marriner either missed the first-minute incident or thought the challenge was a fair one. Maybe it was too early in the game, timed by TV at six seconds, but given Carroll’s ‘form’ you really would expect better from such an experienced referee. ironically, when Carroll was cautioned just before the halfhour it was for a fairly innocuous challenge on Richarlison.