VAR: Alan Shearer's analysis of Chelsea vs West Ham debacle on MOTD was spot on

West Ham United were incredibly unlucky to leave Stamford Bridge without a single point.

David Moyes’ side travelled to west London for a match against fierce rivals Chelsea and were on the receiving end of a 2-1 defeat.

The Hammers actually took the lead in the second half through Michail Antonio, but goals from Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz secured victory for the hosts.

West Ham should have levelled the scores at 2-2 straight after Havertz’s strike, though.

Maxwel Cornet fired the ball into the back of the net after an Edouard Mendy mistake, but VAR chalked off the goal for an apparent foul by Jarrod Bowen on the Chelsea goalkeeper.

In truth, it was a farcical decision, one that Alan Shearer absolutely tore into when analysing the game on BBC’s Match of the Day.

The Newcastle United legend went on a bit of a rant about VAR when asked for his opinion on the incident by host Gary Lineker and to be honest, it’s almost impossible not to agree with his words.

Check out the snippet from Saturday’s Match of the Day…

MOTD’s opinion on West Ham’s disallowed goal. #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/QiqzrTXpmL

”Minimum interference, maximum benefit, was what we were told when VAR was brought in,” Shearer passionately said.

“It is as bad as decision as you will ever see – or at least for another half-hour [referring to the VAR controversy in Newcastle’s game vs Crystal Palace].

“They should be told to stay out of it the VAR officials. This was never ever, ever a foul. And I don’t think anyone who has played the game will agree with the VAR Jared Gillett and the referee Andy Madley.

“The keeper [Mendy] goes down because he realises he’s made a wreck. [Jarrod] Bowen just steps over him, he doesn’t interfere with the play.

“We saw Michael Oliver