Overview
- Tottenham will submit a formal written complaint to refereeing body Pro Ref and the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel will review the decision.
- The studs-up challenge from Jayden Bogle struck Mathys Tel’s Achilles and left Tel substituted before half-time after prolonged treatment.
- VAR lead Tony Harrington spent about four minutes reviewing the incident and confirmed the on-field no-red decision without sending referee John Brooks to the pitchside monitor.
- Tottenham plan to cite the Jean-Philippe Mateta red card from the previous week to argue inconsistent application of the laws, and former referees publicly said Bogle’s tackle met the threshold for a red.
- Leeds’ 1-0 win, sealed by Noah Okafor’s 79th-minute goal, stands and any Pro Ref or panel review cannot change the match result but could prompt clarifications about VAR procedures.