Video: Cesar Azplicueta produces an outrageous attempt at a dive for Chelsea vs West Ham

You rarely see the ref give free kicks for a push in the back when there’s a ball to be won in the air, but there’s a lot of pushing and nudging that goes on.

That probably means that the player in front needs to exaggerate the contact to grab the ref’s attention, but it appears that Cesar Azplicueta took it too far tonight as this hilarious attempt at a dive backfired and the ref just waved it away:

Pictures from Sky Sports