Martin Keown and Danny Mills believe Vincent Janssen was clever to win a spot-kick for Spurs.
BBC pundits Danny Mills and Martin Keown have had their say on Final Score on the incident which saw Tottenham Hotspur awarded and subsequently score a penalty against Leicester City on Saturday.
The game between Spurs and the Foxes looked like going into half-time goalless before Vincent Janssen went down in the penalty area under the close attention of Robert Huth.
Huth did not appear to pull the Dutch striker’s shirt, but put an arm across him which was enough to send the 22-year-old down.
Janssen subsequently stepped up to coolly convert from 12 yards for his first Premier League goal and give Spurs a 1-0 lead to take into the break.
Speaking about the incident on Final Score, Mills admitted that Janssen made the most of the contact but suggested that he had every right to do so.
Mills told Final Score: “Huth has his arm around him. I think he had three players around Janssen but Huth just puts his arm across his chest. Janssen makes the most of it, but why wouldn’t you as a centre-forward? The referee’s got no choice but to give a penalty.”
Keown had a stronger opinion, and accused Janssen of engaging in “dark arts” to win the decision.
The former Arsenal defender added: “I think Janssen’s been very clever there, talk about dark arts. Earlier in the match Janssen absolutely smashes into Huth, but you cannot do that in the box. A player like Huth has been sucked into doing it.”
Leicester pegged the home side back shortly after half-time at White Hart Lane thanks to Ahmed Musa’s equaliser and it remained 1-1 until the final whistle.
The result means that Spurs are still unbeaten in the Premier League this term, but they have been held to draws in each of their last three league games.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
