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West Ham's Jarvis to have rethink over not going to ground in penalty area

West Ham winger Matt Jarvis is considering how to react in the future after staying on his feet despite a mistimed challenge from Arsenal's Bacary Sagna. The former Wolves player chased the loose ball rather than hit the deck, prompting a debate over whether players should always extract the maximum advantage for their side by going down when fouled in the area.

"The manager was disappointed as I could have had a penalty too," Jarvis, who scored his side's goal in a 3-1 defeat, told the Hammers' official website.

"I don't know if it was a foul. I don't know if I had gone down whether it would have been a penalty or whether I'd have been booked. Maybe I should learn from that and be a bit more clever."

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