Tottenham's James Maddison presents new penalty evidence to "petrified" referees after Leeds draw

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison has deed retired astatine "petrified" Premier League referees aft helium was denied a precocious punishment successful Monday's 1-1 gully with Leeds United.

Roberto De Zerbi's men had the accidental to determination 4 points wide of the relegation portion connected location soil, and they were connected people to bash that acknowledgment to Mathys Tel's stunning opening extremity successful the 2nd half.

The Frenchman was the villain astatine the different extremity of the field, though, catching Ethan Ampadu with a precocious ft successful the punishment area, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin stepped up to person the spot kick.

Spurs past wanted a punishment of their ain heavy into added clip erstwhile Maddison went down nether unit from Lukas Nmecha, but Jarred Gillett waved distant the appeals connected the pitch, and his determination was backed up by the VAR room.

Craig Pawson and adjunct Nick Hopton decided that the Leeds attacker had played the ball, and De Zerbi refused to criticise the officials successful his post-match property conference.

James Maddison claims referee got Tottenham-Leeds punishment determination wrong

However, Maddison took to Instagram connected Monday nighttime to suggest that the referees got the determination wrong, and that helium was the 1 who touched the shot alternatively than Nmecha.

"For clarity, the tiny small interaction connected the shot to alteration absorption came from the extracurricular of my close foot, not Nmecha," Maddison said successful a story, accompanied with a screenshot of the infinitesimal successful question.

"I told the ref that but the cheque was implicit successful astir 20 seconds. Officials are petrified to marque decisions connected transportation present due to the fact that of VAR. We support fighting. COYS."

Despite Tottenham's precocious disappointment connected Monday night, De Zerbi's broadside tin inactive unafraid Premier League endurance if results spell their mode successful the penultimate gameweek.

The Lilywhites are 2 points wide of West Ham United successful the Premier League table, and they volition beryllium harmless if they bushed Chelsea and the Irons neglect to triumph against Newcastle United.

What happens adjacent for Tottenham aft James Maddison punishment decision?

James Maddison connected Instagram pic.twitter.com/1MQooOgAV3

Even though Maddison is steadfast successful his content that the referees were wrong, it volition not alteration the result of the match, nor Spurs' presumption successful the rankings.

However, this is improbable to beryllium the past we perceive of the incident, arsenic the Premier League's Key Match Incidents' sheet is apt to reappraisal the determination and find whether Gillett and Pawson got it right.

Meanwhile, Tottenham tin petition an mentation from the PGMOL, including asking to perceive the speech betwixt the VAR and Gillett and the rationale down their decision.

If Spurs privation to escalate further, they tin taxable a ceremonial ailment to the referees' assemblage oregon the Premier League, but De Zerbi's indifferent absorption suggests that they volition not spell down that avenue.