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da 888: Mark Noble is West Ham United’s designated penalty taker, or at least he used to be.In the first half an hour of the club’s Premier League match against Bournemouth, referee Stuart Attwell pointed to the spot.The Hammers were awarded the penalty after Nathan Ake brought down Javier Hernandez in the box.Some fans may have been confused when Marko Arnautovic stood up to take the spot-kick as opposed to Noble.There were not arguments, though, as the attacker slotted home to put West Ham a goal to the good at the London Stadium.Unfortunately for Manuel Pellegrini and his men, they were unable to maintain their advantage and Bournemouth fought back to win the match 2-1.[brid autoplay=”true” video=”280645″ player=”12034″ title=”Rafa’s Pub Facts Dodgy De Gea & Arsenal’s MiniRevolution”]Amid all the disappointment of the result, reliable club insider ExWHUemployee tweeted the real reason behind the penalty-taking controversy.The source revealed that a missed penalty in pre-season and the club’s desire to boost Arnautovic’s goal tally was why Noble was overlooked.
Some West Ham fans have been reacting to this nugget of information on Twitter.
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