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Moyes insists West Ham didn't deserve Sheffield Utd defeat

West Ham boss David Moyes insists they didn't deserve defeat at Sheffield United.

John Fleck latched on to substitute goalkeeper David Martin's wayward pass and teed up Oli McBurnie to finish from close range after 53 minutes.

Substitute Robert Snodgrass thought he had levelled for the visitors, but the goal was disallowed after the ball was judged to have hit Declan Rice's arm in the build-up.

Moyes said, "We were worthy of at least a draw, maybe more. We are disappointed we scored a good goal and it didn't count. The defender did well, got his head to it, headed against Declan but it was a good goal. Whoever checked it I think got it wrong because it was a really good but of play by Declan Rice, where'd you put your hands, tie them behind your back?

"It doesn't change my view we scored a really good goal. I am a football man, watched and played it all my life and it looked good enough to me. Overall I cannot be disappointed with how the players played. Not at all."

On goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski's injury, Moyes added: "He felt something in his thigh. I hope he will not be out for long but until we get the scans we won't be able to say conclusively what it was."

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