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Tottenham vs Watford VAR controversy: Spurs stadium shows ‘no goal’ after Dele Alli late equaliser

Archie Blade
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Tottenham vs Watford VAR controversy Spurs stadium shows ‘no goal’ after Dele Alli late equaliser

Tottenham vs Watford VAR controversy: Spurs stadium shows ‘no goal’ after Dele Alli late equaliser in their Premier League encounter.

Tottenham’s abysmal run this season continued as they came back from the brink of defeat to equalise with bottom placed Watford. Abdoulaye Doucoure’s 6th minute strike gave the hornets the lead in the 6th minute of the match.

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However, Tottenham equalised through Dele Alli in the 86th minute of the match. The midfielder, making his first start of the season, scored the leveller after Ben Foster failed to punch the ball. However, the goal was immediately questioned before confusion ensued as officials checked the goal.

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What followed after essentially adds to the mounting criticism over the VAR being used in the Premier League. It is as if the FA in the country can’t find competent men and women to run the system ; One that was originally bought in to rid the game of confusions it has inadvertently caused instead.

Tottenham vs Watford VAR controversy

Tempers began to flare in the field between the players as the VAR display disallowed the goal. However, the decision was quickly overturned by the referee who ruled in Tottenham’s favour and allowed the goal to stand.

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Tottenham have fallen from grace in the same manner they reached the top; Rapidly. Spurs looked set to suffer their 3rd consecutive defeat.  However, both teams would stand their ground before the match ultimately ended in a draw.

Not a great result for Tottenham who seem to be playing worse by the day. Although, Spurs go back home with a point in their kitty. However, one could make the argument that it was not deserved at all.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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