Tottenham: Igor Tudor makes Fulham 'cheat' claim over controversial Harry Wilson goal

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·1 mars 2026

Tottenham: Igor Tudor makes Fulham 'cheat' claim over controversial Harry Wilson goal

Radu Dragusin was pushed in a similar incident to one involving Gabriel last weekend

Igor Tudor has accused Raul Jimenez of cheating to gain an advantage for Fulham’s opening goal in their 2-1 win over Tottenham.

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Harry Wilson’s seventh-minute goal was allowed to stand after a VAR review, with Jimenez adjudged not to have fouled Radu Dragusin with a push in the back when contesting for a header with the Spurs defender in the build-up to the goal.

Tudor was visibly annoyed that VAR had stuck with referee Thomas Bramall’s original decision, and when asked about the decision in his post-match press conference, the Spurs boss was adamant that he thought it was a foul.

“Of course it's a foul, I think. Nine out of 10 people will say it's a foul, I believe, because it's so obvious, you know,” Tudor said.

Spurs, who remain without a league win in 2026, were on the wrong end of a similar decision last weekend, when Randal Kolo Muani’s goal was ruled out for a push on Arsenal defender Gabriel.

Spurs went on to lose that game 4-1, but had Kolo Muani’s goal stood, the scores would have been levelled at 2-2.

Wilson’s opening goal also came at a pivotal period of the game, with Fulham seizing the early advantage, and Tudor bemoaned the lack of consistency from the officials.

Tudor continued: “Sometimes the criteria don't have consistency, last week what happened in our game against Arsenal, same thing, also one situation before, we conceded a goal, they didn't get a foul after they give, so, incredible.”

When asked if he had spoken to the referee about the decision, Tudor said he was “too nervous” to speak to him as he felt the decision was “so obvious”.

“No, no, no, no, I was too nervous to speak with him, because it's so obvious, you know,” Tudor continued.

“Sometimes they don't understand it's enough, even small contact, you know, if it gives you an advantage to score the goal, you need to cancel this, finish it. It's not about a normal duel when he's soft, no, when he pushes with the hands and don't watch the ball, no. Sometimes it's just easy to get advantage.

“So, this is ridiculous to not give the foul, because the consequence is too big. It's not a small foul in the middle of the pitch, it's a goal after. So, there is a logic in that, so the referee, beautiful thing to keep playing here, let's play strong, duel, it's fantastic, I like it.

“But there is a logic, if the goal is, because he take advantage, not thinking about football, he was not thinking about the ball, he was thinking how to cheat. So, he cheated the player with pushing and they scored the goal. So, it's a logic, it's a cheating and there's the foul.

“It's not the thing of duel and they want that here is a football is more, you know, tough and we like the duels, it's nothing with that. So, there was no logic in this decision and logic is above everything, after come other things.”