Richarlison has to restrain Kulusevski as the Swedish forward fumes at officials

Tottenham forwards Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison were pictured in front of officials at the end of their 2-1 defeat against West Ham on Thursday night, with one of the Spurs stars calming down their team-mate.

Yet it was perhaps not the player you would expect, with the former Everton forward in fact restraining Kulusevski at the end of the game, with the Swede international seemingly aggrieved with a decision that didn't go his way.

Richarlison has a reputation for not shying away from conflict on the pitch, notably caught up in two separate tense instances in the north London derby in January, pushing both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Aaron Ramsdale.

Yet on Thursday it was Kulusevski left incensed, and it is thought that his fury stems from not getting a foul after feeling he was caught by the arm of West Ham star Lucas Paqueta during a challenge.

The Brazilian left unpunished, with the goal scoring hero against Manchester City just a few days previously picking up a yellow instead.

Emotions were understandably high in north London on Thursday night again, with Spurs throwing away a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1.

In doing so, they made Premier League history as the first team not to win despite taking the lead in five games in a row.

Cristian Romero on his return to the side following suspension had given the hosts the lead in the opening 11 minutes.

Yet the Hammers fought back, and after Jarrod Bowen's fortuitous equaliser, James Ward-Prowse capitalised on a defensive error to complete the comeback.

Kulusevski had struggled to make in impact in the game, his attempt to restore parity in the 92nd minute symbollic of his performance.

Cutting in off the right wing and making for the outside of the box, the Swede tried to wrap his left boot