Tottenham: 1-1 Leeds: Spurs “suffered too much” but Roberto De Zerbi’s "no doubt" verdict shifts pressure onto relegation rivals West Ham

Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that his Tottenham Hotspur broadside “suffered excessively much” during a frustrating 1-1 location draw with Leeds United successful the Premier League connected Monday night.

Following a goalless archetypal half, Spurs broke the deadlock conscionable 5 minutes aft the restart erstwhile Mathys Tel fired a stunning onslaught from the borderline of the punishment country into the top-right corner.

However, Tel soon went from leader to villain arsenic his attempted acrobatic clearance wrong the container caught Ethan Ampadu successful the head, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin converting the resulting spot-kick to reconstruct parity for Leeds.

Goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky unafraid a precious constituent for Spurs with a world-class stoppage-time absorption save, tipping Sean Longstaff’s almighty onslaught onto the crossbar, but the hosts could person snatched each 3 points had VAR been connected their side.

Indeed, Spurs saw a punishment entreaty successful the 111th-minute waved distant by referee Jarred Gillet aft James Maddison - making his archetypal quality of the play - appeared to beryllium felled by Lukas Nmecha wrong the box.

Spurs 1-1 Leeds: De Zerbi reacts to frustrating gully arsenic relegation fears linger

The contention surrounding lucifer officiating comes conscionable implicit 24 hours aft Tottenham’s relegation rivals West Ham had a stoppage-time equaliser disallowed against leaders Arsenal for a foul connected goalkeeper David Raya by striker Pablo wrong the punishment area.

After the match, De Zerbi said referee Gillett was "not calm" during the stalemate with Leeds and believes that the lucifer officials were feeling the unit aft each the VAR contention astatine West Ham.

The Italian manager besides acknowledged that his Spurs broadside did not execute astatine their champion connected Monday, but helium remains optimistic successful the club’s combat for endurance and has warned West Ham that Leeds volition play with the ‘same tone and qualities’ successful their final-day conflict astatine the London Stadium.

“Honestly, we didn't play a large game, but I deliberation we played a bully game, capable to win,” De Zerbi told SPURSPLAY.

“We could suffer the crippled astatine the end, but if you analyse the numbers of the game, the chances to score, the corners, however galore times we came wrong of the extremity country of Leeds, we created capable to win.

De Zerbi has “no doubts” Leeds volition execute successful final-day clash astatine West Ham

“I deliberation we suffered excessively much, the pressure, due to the fact that for the players, possibly contiguous was the lucifer point, and the velocity of the ball, the bid connected the pitch, the determination with the shot and without the ball, we didn't amusement calm with the ball

“Maybe we were excessively nervous, but I'm blessed for the spirit, for the attitude. We fought, everyone.

“After the Sunderland game, we couldn't ideate present to enactment 2 points up. So, we person to beryllium stronger, inactive affirmative to hole for the adjacent game, similar today.

“Also, for West Ham, they person to play 2 beardown and 2 pugnacious games against Leeds (and Newcastle). I person nary uncertainty they spell to play successful West Ham with the aforesaid spirit, with the aforesaid qualities.”

The gully for 17th-placed Spurs has seen them determination 2 points wide of 18th-placed West Ham successful the Premier League table with 2 matches remaining distant against London rivals Chelsea and astatine location to Everton.

The Hammers, meanwhile, volition question to Newcastle United this play earlier playing big to Leeds connected the last time of the season.