Ange Postecoglou shields referees, slams VAR after Chelsea defeat
Spurs went into their reunion with Mauricio Pochettino's team as the only unbeaten team left in the division after North London rivals Arsenal's loss to Newcastle United, and they were on course to maintain that unblemished sequence when Dejan Kulusevski's deflected strike opened the scoring inside 10 minutes.
However, unbridled mayhem soon ensued at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero both escaped potential red cards before the latter was sent off soon after for a shocking tackle on Enzo Fernandez inside the area.
Despite the best efforts of Guglielmo Vicario and the woodwork, Cole Palmer just about managed to equalise from the spot for Chelsea, who also saw Reece James remain on the field after his elbow on Udogie was not deemed sending-off worthy.
Udogie himself then fell victim to Michael Oliver's red card, having scythed down Sterling while already on a yellow for his earlier controversial tackle, but Spurs and their striking high line held out admirably with two fewer players on the field.
Nicolas Jackson eventually found a way through, though, and as Postecoglou refused to compromise his principles, the Blues continued to make runs in behind the defence, and Jackson took home the match ball following two injury-time strikes.
Prior to Tottenham's game, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O'Neil made no bones about their feelings towards debatable decisions that had gone against their team over the weekend, but Postecoglou — who was booked during the
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