#3 Poor refereeing on display...again!
There was more than one cause for complaint with respect to officiating, with referee Martin Atkinson not doing himself any favours with either set of fans with some absurd calls (or the lack of it).
With the game evenly poised in the first half, Hugo Lloris should have been sent off for handling the ball outside of his area. The Spurs keeper came running outside the box but lost control of the ball while on the ground. He was lucky enough to play on though, as the referee and assistant both seemed to miss an obvious (and intentional) error from the Frenchman.
The game was still one goal apiece when Chelsea got a penalty for Son’s tackle on Moses. Replays showed that the Chelsea wingback had dived before contact was made, making the most of the situation. It obviously did not help Son’s cause that he had gone to ground and made an attempt to play the ball, making it look like he was disrupting Moses’ run.
Earlier, Dele Alli could (and should) have been booked for a rash challenge on Luiz. The Brazilian defender lay on the ground after making a tackle and the Spurs youngster appeared to shorten his stride and landed his studs on Luiz’s ankle.
These were the most glaring of mistakes by referee Atkinson, who also dished out free kicks and cards at will and in no consistent fashion for fouls committed.