West Ham — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving West Ham · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 15 confirmed refereeing errors have involved West Ham — 9 in their favour and 6 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +0.77 across 14 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every confirmed error involving West Ham
- 2025-26 · Wolves v West Ham (2026-01-03) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went against them. Panel: an extreme non-footballing action which had impact, without looking at the ball.
- 2025-26 · West Ham v Everton (2026-04-25) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — West Ham v Everton. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Brentford v West Ham (2026-05-02) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Brentford v West Ham. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 0-5.
- 2025-26 · Brentford v West Ham (2026-05-02) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#27): penalty_not_awarded — Brentford v West Ham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Newcastle v West Ham (2026-05-17) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#28): penalty_not_awarded — Newcastle v West Ham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Bournemouth v West Ham (2025-11-22) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown — Bournemouth v West Ham. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · West Ham v Tottenham (2025-09-13) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#6): goal_disallowed — West Ham v Tottenham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold). | Match-report confirmed 2026-06-23: Tottenham goal wrongly disallowed (Van de Ven shove on Walker-Peters; KMI said goal should stand; ref Gillett). affected=Tottenham.
- 2025-26 · Manchester United v West Ham (2025-12-04) — referee Andrew Kitchen; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham). No votes.
- 2024-25 · West Ham v Liverpool (2024-12-29) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went against them. Panel: The panel were split (3:2), with the majority deeming the on-field decision incorrect as 'he [Mac Allister] turns his back on the ball, his only motivation is to impede the attacker [Soler] and throws him to the floor.' The opposing view was that 'there's initial engagement from both players and it doesn't have a clear impact on play.'
- 2024-25 · West Ham v Chelsea (2024-09-21) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went against them. Panel: Wesley Fofana challenged Crysencio Summerville in the penalty area, referee did not award a penalty, and VAR did not intervene as it was below the clear and obvious threshold.
- 2024-25 · Newcastle v West Ham (2024-11-25) — referee Craig Pawson; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Referee did not award a penalty for Mavropanos's challenge on Wilson, which the KMI panel determined should have been a penalty but did not meet the clear and obvious threshold for VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · West Ham v Aston Villa (2024-08-17) — referee Tony Harrington; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Corrected affected_team to Aston Villa 2026-05-14. West Ham received the wrongly-awarded penalty; Aston Villa was the wronged team that conceded it. Previous notes: Referee wrongly awarded a penalty to West Ham after a challenge by Matty Cash on Tomáš Souček; VAR did not intervene as the error was below the clear and obvious threshold.
- 2024-25 · West Ham v Brighton (2024-12-21) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: The action of Estupinian has speed, force, intensity and endangers the safety of the opponent.
- 2024-25 · Aston Villa v West Ham (2025-01-26) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Edson Álvarez should have received a second yellow card but was not cautioned.
- 2023-24 · Nottingham Forest v West Ham (2024-02-17) — referee Thomas Bramall; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded (Cornet on Williams) — Nottm Forest 2-0 West Ham, min 81. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.