Soucek sent off as West Ham held 0-0 by Fulham in EPL

<p>LONDON &mdash; West Ham top scorer Tomas Soucek was sent off in second-half stoppage time in a 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Czech Republic midfielder appeared to be attempting to get himself free from the shackles of his marker, Aleksandar Mitrović, at a free kick when he lifted his left arm and brushed his elbow against the face of the Fulham striker.</p>
<p>Mitrović fell to the ground, referee Mike Dean was advised by VAR to look at the incident on the pitchside monitor and, after a long review, the official showed Soucek — a scorer of eight league goals this season — a red card.</p>
<p>West Ham defender Vladimir Coufal struck the crossbar with a header in a rare opening for the visitors, who would have jumped into the top four — at least for one night — with a win at Craven Cottage.</p>
<p>They stayed in fifth place, a point behind Liverpool.</p>
<p>Fulham bounced back from a lacklustre 2-0 loss to Leicester in midweek and was able to subdue in-form West Ham striker Michail Antonio, but could not break the deadlock despite forcing some late half-chances.</p>
<p>The draw means only Brighton have had more draws this season than Fulham’s nine, and left Scott Parker’s side in third-to-last place, eight points from safety.</p>
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