Why Lanzini shoved James in celebration after scoring for West Ham vs Chelsea as pair forget row at full-time
WEST HAM man Manuel Lanzini shoved Chelsea full-back Reece James after converting his penalty because the defender was seen screaming at him in an attempt to put him off.
A penalty was awarded when Blues keeper Edouard Mendy tried to casually control a pass back, only for Jared Bowen to catch him out and pinch it from between his feet.
The Senegalese keeper then sloppily brought Bowen down and a penalty was awarded.
Lanzini stepped up to send Mendy the wrong way and cancel out Thiago Silva‘s opener.
But replays showed that as the Argentine stepped up to take the spot kick, James was shouting at him in a bid to disrupt his process.
It didn’t work, and, after the ball hit the back of the net, the West Ham man then took the opportunity to shove England international James and stare him down before celebrating with the fans.