Former referee reveals whether Tottenham were robbed by Jimenez push on Dragusin

Former QPR striker Jay Bothroyd and former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher have differing opinions on whether Fulham’s opener against Tottenham should have stood.

Spurs found themselves trailing just seven minutes into the fixture at Craven Cottage, but the visitors had reason to feel aggrieved at Harry Wilson’s goal.

It appeared on the replay as if Radu Dragusin was pushed by Raul Jimenez but the referee did not see it that way and VAR did not intervene.

Igor Tudor blasted the officials for their inconsistent refereeing, with the Croat angered that his side had a goal ruled out in the North London derby for Randal Kolo Mauni’s alleged push on Gabriel Magalhaes.

Dermot Gallagher reveals if Fulham’s first goal against Tottenham should have been stood

Dermot Gallagher has stated that he did not feel that there was enough in the incident to warrant referee Thomas Bramall blowing the whistle.

When asked if Jimenez had fouled Dragusin, the former FIFA official told Sky Sports: “I didn’t think it was a foul when I saw it in real time, and I don’t think it is a foul now.

“It’s a case of the players are up, and there is always going to be physical contact. We see this all the time. People say it is a contact sport, but was there enough to give a foul?”

Bothroyd disagreed, insisting that there was enough contact from the Fulham man to bring the Tottenham defender down.

He said about the incident: “I think there is enough contact. There’s a push, and his body has gone away from his hands. There is force there, and it should have gone in Tottenham’s favour.”

Bothroyd insists Spurs were also hard done by against Arsenal

What has particularly riled Tottenham fans is the fact that their second goal was disallowed in the North London derby for what appeared to be an even more innocent push from Kolo Muani on Gabriel.

Bothroyd believes Spurs got the rough end of the stick on both occasions, insisting that the Arsenal defender went to ground too easily in Tottenham’s 4-1 loss.

The pundit added about Kolo Mauni’s disallowed goal against the Gunners: “The difference between this one and the one on Dragusin, it looks like Muani has hands in his back, Gabriel has made most of it. With Dragusin, you can see the push and Dragusin’s body go away from [Jimenez]. Gabriel has missed the flight of the ball and made the most of it.”

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