Friday 26 May 2017 06:27, UK
We round up the controversial calls involving Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham from Ref Watch over the past 12 months.
Former top flight referee Dermot Gallagher has been running the rule over the key decisions in the Premier League on Sky Sports News HQ every Monday, but how many have gone for and against Spurs?
Continuing our end-of-season series, we take a look at the most contentious and most important calls of the 2016/17 campaign.
Tottenham 1-1 Liverpool, August 27
INCIDENT: Jan Vertonghen pulls down Joel Matip in the penalty area, no spot kick is given by Robert Madley. Just before a corner is taken, Liverpool's Matip goes down in the area after contact with Vertonghen - no penalty is given as the ball was not in play.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decision - The ball was dead so the referee can't give a foul, even though everybody argues it is [a foul]. The best result there was to warn the player, send out the message, because that didn't happen at a corner again.
Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham, October 22
INCIDENT: Moussa Sissoko escapes with no punishment after elbowing Harry Arter. With the ball out of play, Sissoko catches Arter with an elbow to the face. The referee appears to have a good view of the situation but does not take any action. Sissoko was given a three-game ban after retrospective action.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Incorrect decision initially - If the referee hasn't seen it then it's best to take no action than go halfway and issue a yellow card and close the door. The fact he has said he has seen nothing allows the FA to follow the procedure. Seeing it and recognising it is two different things. He has seen the players clash and hasn't seen Sissoko elbow Arter in the eye.
Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham, November 6
INCIDENT: Spurs defender Kevin Wimmer inadvertently heads Arsenal ahead at the Emirates. The Austrian centre-back deflects Mesut Ozil's curling free-kick past his own goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, though replays showed that Alexis Sanchez, who did not touch the ball but was arguably involved in play, was offside from the German's cross.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decision - I'm convinced the assistant referee got it right. Were the players offside interfering with play? I don't think so. Laurent Koscielny is onside but Alexis Sanchez is offside. The player (Kosceinly) that impacts on the ball isn't in Wimmer's sight. The only problem is trying to second guess what's in Wimmer's mind and what affected his decision. Did Sanchez affect that decision? Wimmer's reaction suggests that it didn't.
Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham, November 6
INCIDENT: Spurs midfielder Victor Wanyama twice clashed with Arsenal forward Theo Walcott on the right-hand touchline. The powerful Kenyan goes unpunished after a series of fouls, including an apparent elbow on Walcott towards the end of the first half that left the player holding the back of his head
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decisions - Regarding the first one, he's used his arm but it's not violent conduct. I think the second one is just an accident. It's a foul at most - nothing more. They both are fouls but it's got to be malicious to be any more than that. I think Clattenburg refereed the game perfectly - he showed how to referee a big, big football match.
Man City 2-2 Tottenham, January 21
INCIDENT: After Hugo Lloris failed to clear the ball with a diving header outside the area, the Frenchman deflected the ball onto Leroy Sane's hand before the Man City man scored into the empty net for 1-0.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decision - It strikes his hand, but it has to be deliberate for it to be penalised, and when you see how close he is to the goalkeeper, I don't think he has any intention to handle the ball. It has just hit him. It's impossible for the referee to give, however, because Sane's body shields the view.
Man City 2-2 Tottenham, January 21
INCIDENT: As Raheem Sterling raced through on goal, Kyle Walker pushes the City man on the shoulder from behind, putting him off balance before a weak shot went straight at Lloris.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Incorrect decision - It should be a penalty and a red card. This raises a few more issues. We don't want to encourage players to go down, but in that instance, what we have to do in return is say: "OK, he didn't go down, but he's clearly being shoved off balance and it's a penalty."
Tottenham 2-1 Southampton, March 19
INCIDENT: As Ben Davies looks to clear the ball inside the area, he catches Dusan Tadic on the knee as the Southampton man ran in behind him. Andre Marriner waved play on.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decision - The easy answer for me is Tadic's reaction. I can't see any reason why a player would go down like that, and that would sell it in my mind. I can't see many referees giving a penalty there. It's just not a natural way of going down.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Arsenal, April 30
INCIDENT: Gabriel upends Harry Kane in the penalty area. As the Spurs striker drives into the box, the centre-back appears to foul his man with a mistimed tackle, with referee Michael Oliver giving a penalty. Kane converted for 2-0.
DERMOT'S VERDICT: Correct decision - I think it is a penalty as he fouls Kane, who moves the ball away and Gabriel comes in and takes him out. Gabriel has initiated the contact. And this (decision) capped a first-class refereeing display because this game was handled absolutely superbly by Michael Oliver, who got everything right, the big decisions and that (decision) underpinned how good he was on the day.
