West Ham boss David Moyes has defended Kalvin Phillips after his red card at Nottingham Forest.
The Manchester City loanee was sent off as the Hammers were beaten 2-0 on Saturday.
But Moyes said: "The sending-off was a huge blow because the game was tight and we were always in it at 1-0.
"The minute we went down to ten men it was going to make it twice as hard.
"I thought Kalvin played much better today, he did a lot of good things.
"I hadn't seen it coming. The crowd played a huge part in backing Nottingham Forest, with the referee, and played a part as they always do here.
"The first one the boy's blocking him and he pushes him away because he's trying to play the game quick, as we're trying to get back in the game and win it.
"Nowadays you get booked for standing in front of the ball, so he shouldn't have pushed him, I get that.
"The second one - I've only been told - I haven't seen it.
"But they are saying the two boots are very close and they just come together.
"It looks like there was quite a meal made of it but that's the way it is."