“Worst referee in the league” – Spurs fans furious with Michael Oliver over penalty calls

Tottenham came away with a 3-1 win over Leicester City at Wembley to keep themselves in the hunt for the title.

The game which was a closely contested affair, saw quite a few controversial calls by referee Michael Oliver.

In the first half Son Heung-Min was booked for diving after he went down from a challenge from Harry Maguire. However, replays clearly showed that the South Korean had gotten a touch on the ball before he was tripped by the England defender.

Oliver made another controversial call in the second half when he awarded a penalty to Leicester after James Maddison went down under a challenge from Jan Vertonghen. Looking at the replay, it was once again clear that Oliver had gotten his decision wrong as it was Maddison who appeared to force the contact with Vertonghen before going down easily.

Fortunately, Leicester didn’t manage to convert the penalty as Vardy’s spot-kick was well saved by Hugo Lloris. Staggeringly, it took until the 52nd minute before Spurs were handed their first free kick in the game as all the decisions had gone the Foxes way until then.

Naturally, Spurs fans weren’t too happy with the officiating in the game. Here’s how some fans reacted on social media:

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