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Spurs Draw With Leeds as VAR Penalty and Kinsky Save Define Relegation Fight

De Zerbi says officials felt pressure from the prior day's West HamArsenal VAR ruling.

Overview

  • Tottenham's 1-1 home draw on Monday left them two points above the relegation zone with two league matches to play.
  • Mathys Tel put Spurs ahead with a curling strike early in the second half, then conceded a penalty when his overhead clearance caught Ethan Ampadu after a video review sent referee Jarred Gillett to the monitor.
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin converted the spot-kick for Leeds, and a later VAR check upheld the on-field call to deny James Maddison a Tottenham penalty in stoppage time.
  • Goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky preserved a point with a point-blank save from Sean Longstaff, a late stop that could be pivotal in Spurs' bid to stay up.
  • After the match, Roberto De Zerbi said the officials were "not calm" and argued the West HamArsenal incident that ruled out a late Hammers equaliser was "200 per cent" a foul on David Raya, adding to scrutiny of VAR as the season nears its finish.