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West Ham striker Antonio: Just bin VAR - it's madness

West Ham striker Michail Antonio admits he's fed-up with the use of VAR in the Premier League.

Antonio believed his side had scored a late equaliser at Chelsea on Saturday.

However, it was ruled out after Jarrod Bowen was ruled to have fouled Blues keeper Edouard Mendy after a video check.

Hammers star Antonio, 32, has left no doubts about what his feelings are regarding the technology.

He told the BBC's Footballer's Football Podcast: “It was a madness, that's what I am going to call it. An actual madness.

“I have said this many times. It needs to be binned.

“As a player we all knew it [the incident] was nothing. It is all about opinions - about the referee's opinion, about the fourth official's opinion and about the opinion of whoever is watching.

“If the referee makes a decision, then there is another person who goes 'that might not be the right decision'.

“He goes to the referee 'you might have to have another look at that.'"

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