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'What's happening to our game?': Jamie Redknapp astonished at Mike Dean's decision to send West Ham's Tomas Soucek off for 'accidental elbow' in Fulham draw as pundit fears for football after more VAR controversy

Jamie Redknapp has criticised officials Mike Dean and Lee Mason for the controversial decision to send off Tomas Soucek in West Ham's 0-0 draw with Fulham.

The Czech midfielder was shown a straight red card in stoppage time after his elbow made contact - albeit slight - with Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic's face.

Video Assistant Referee Mason directed Dean to look at the pitchside monitor as the challenge was not initially spotted, after which Dean gave Soucek his marching orders - with Soucek's clenched fist a factor in the decision.

West Ham's Tomas Soucek (centre) was shown a red card in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Fulham
The Czech midfielder's elbow made contact with Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic's face

And pundit Jamie Redknapp blasted the referee's decision on Sky Sports after the match.