The Premier League were forced to release several statements during Tottenham Hotspur's victory over West Ham.
Spurs recorded a 4-1 win over the Hammers with Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma and Son Heung-Min on the score sheet, alongside an own goal from Alphonse Areola. Ange Postecoglou's team moved up to seventh place in the Premier League table thanks to the three points and will now prepare to face AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday night.
There were plenty of talking points from the fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and football.london takes a look at what the Premier League had to say about some of the decisions. One of the decisions that got some attention during the game was Spurs' third goal going down as an Areola own goal.
After a strike from Son which was deflected off West Ham defender Jean-Clair Todibo, the centre-back was initially credited with an own goal. However, replays showed that Areola got a decisive touch on the ball and the Hammers goalkeeper was then given the mark against his name.
"The goal accreditation panel has adjudged the third Tottenham Hotspur goal as an Areola own goal," the Premier League's Match Centre account on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted on Saturday afternoon.
West Ham wanted a penalty in the 62nd minute for a potential handball by Destiny Udogie. Referee Andy Madley did not give a spot-kick and the decision was confirmed by Chris Kavanagh on VAR.
"The referee's call of no penalty for a potential handball against Udogie was checked and confirmed by the VAR, who deemed his arm was inside the bodyline," wrote the Premier League's Match Centre account.
One of the main talking points during the game, though, was West Ham star Mohammed Kudus being sent off. Initially only a yellow card was shown, but following a VAR check it was deemed that a red was necessary.
"The referee issued a yellow card to Kudus," the Premier League said. "The VAR deemed that his actions were violent conduct and recommended an on-field review. The referee then upgraded the yellow to a red card."
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