"Following West Ham's controversial 1-0 defeat to leaders Arsenal on Sunday, Spurs had the opportunity to go four points clear of the Hammers with a victory over a Leeds side already sure of their status in the top flight. And it appeared as if Tottenham would put potentially decisive daylight between themselves and their London rivals when Tel opened the scoring with a superb finish five minutes into the second half. But an extremely ill-advised piece of defending from Tel gifted Leeds the equaliser and West Ham a lifeline in the fight to avoid the drop."
"Tel inadvertently caught Ethan Ampadu in the head with his boot while attempting to clear with an overhead kick and, after a VAR review, Dominic Calvert-Lewin thrashed home a penalty that means Spurs' edge over West Ham is only two points. Tottenham do have a considerable goal difference advantage over West Ham, but their failure to take all three points here leaves Nuno Espirito Santo's side with the opportunity to leapfrog them with a win over Newcastle United on Sunday."
"Tottenham made a slow start and were grateful to Antonin Kinsky for making a superb save to prevent a Joe Rodon header from finding the bottom-right corner. Spurs had the better of the first-half proceedings thereafter, Joao Palhinha wasting the best of their chances as he fired over from close range after bursting into the box and dispossessing Ao Tanaka. Tottenham would have conceded a penalty before half-time after Destiny Udogie pulled down Calvert-Lewin, but the hosts were saved by the fact the Leeds striker had strayed offside by a very tight margin."
Tottenham had the chance to move four points clear of West Ham in the Premier League survival race after West Ham lost to Arsenal. Leeds were already safe, and Tottenham took the lead early in the second half when Mathys Tel scored with a strong finish. Tel’s defending then proved costly, as he caught Ethan Ampadu with his boot and an ill-advised clearance led to a VAR review and a penalty. Dominic Calvert-Lewin converted the penalty to level the match 1-1. Tottenham’s goal difference remains better than West Ham’s, but the dropped points keep the relegation battle open, with West Ham able to leapfrog Tottenham if they win and Tottenham facing Newcastle next.
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