Watch: Mathys Tel goes from hero to zero as Tottenham star gives away costly penalty vs Leeds | CaughtOffside
by Mehdi Gokal · CaughtOffside(Photo by Justin Setterfield/ Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images)
Mathys Tel has gone from hero to zero as he gives a penalty away for a high boot on Ethan Ampadu.
After having scored a spectacular goal early in the second half, Tel had put Spurs one step closer to escaping relegation.
However, 20 minutes, he has put his side on the backfoot after conceding a penalty.
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Mathys Tel turns hero to zero for Tottenham
His attempt to a overhead kick clearance turned into a high boot to Ampadu. Tel didn’t know that the player was coming in, but he did catch him high in the face.
The acrobatics inside Spurs’ box turned costly for Roberto De Zerbi’s side with the referee pointing to the spot after a VAR review on the pitch side monitor.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin stood over the penalty and smashed one on to the top left corner. Antonin Kinsky went the right way but the strike was too powerful for any keeper to stop it.
Watch below:
Massive moment in relegation battle
That goal conceded means Spurs are now just two points ahead of West Ham, with just two games remaining.
Both Spurs and West Ham can’t afford to lose any more points. As far as Tottenham are concerned, they need to win both their remaining games and they are safe.
| Tottenham remaining two games | West Ham remaining two games |
| vs Chelsea (A) | vs Newcastle (A) |
| vs Everton (H) | vs Leeds (H) |
West Ham need to win both theirs as well and hope that Spurs slip up in the final two games.
That said, Spurs final two fixtures (vs Chelsea and Everton) are more difficult on paper compared to the Hammers, who play Newcastle and Leeds United.
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