There was a melee towards the end of the Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United Premier League clash at the weekend
Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have both been handed an FA charge for what happened at the end of the Premier League clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Spurs won the game 4-1, coming from behind to take all three points in the London derby, but what happened at the end of the match was the big talking point. Mohammed Kudus was sent off – following a VAR review, and a melee between both sets of players broke out.
Kudus fouled Spurs defender Micky van de Ven before appearing to kcik him while he was on the ground. The Spurs man was incensed and got up, pushing the Hammers frontman, who then struck van de Ven in the face.
In the melee that ensued, Kudus was then spotted on camera hitting Pape Matar Sarr in the face. that led to the VAR getting involved and suggesting the referee upgraded his inital yellow card to a red for the West Ham man.
Both teams have now been charged for the fracas at the end of the contest. A statement read: “Tottenham Hotspur allegedly failed to ensure that their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or provocative way around the 82nd minute.
“West Ham united allegedly failed to ensure that their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or prvocative and/or violent way at the same time.”
Both teams will have time to respond to the charge before a decision is made by the FA. Kudus had opened the scoring in N17 before goals from Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, an own goal and Son Heung-min turned the match on its head in favour of Spurs.
Both teams have now been charged for the fracas at the end of the contest. A statement read: “Tottenham Hotspur allegedly failed to ensure that their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or provocative way around the 82nd minute.
“West Ham united allegedly failed to ensure that their players didn’t behave in an improper and/or prvocative and/or violent way at the same time.”
Both teams will have time to respond to the charge before a decision is made by the FA. Kudus had opened the scoring in N17 before goals from Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, an own goal and Son Heung-min turned the match on its head in favour of Spurs.
The Premier League have made a huge Andy Madley referee decision following his involvement in the dismissal of Mohammed Kudus in Tottenham’s 4-1 against West Ham over the weekend. The 41-year-old referee took charge of the London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and needed to make several important decisions in the clash.
Following Spurs’ second half onslaught and just before his red card, Kudus led appeals for a penalty when his shot struck the arm of Destiny Udogie. However, Madley chose not to award a spot-kick as the Spurs defenders’ arm was clearly tucked into his body with VAR of the same belief.
Just a few minutes later though, Madley and the officials at Stockley Park disagreed on a very important matter after a brawl between both sets of players, which has seen FA charges issued, ended with Kudus and Micky van de Ven both receiving yellow cards. Replays, however, showed Kudus raise his hand at Van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr.
Madley was subsequently told to go to the monitor by Chris Kavanagh and he quickly decided to change his decision and show a red card in the direction of Kudus. In the wake of the incident, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher commended the use of the technology and explained why Madley may have initially missed it.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch, he said: “I think it’s a red cad. I think he [Madley] loses sight of what is going on, he’s trying to get involved, he gets banged, there, but then he misses what goes on, but VAR mops up. I think VAR did really well because it picked up the right player for the right offence and he was red carded.
“He’s rushed in, and I understand why referees do it, he’s rushed in as the peacemaker for the two, but there, he gets clattered. I think at that moment he loses focus, he trying to get a view, but he’s already watching something different
