James Maddison penalty incident: Should Spurs have been given 103rd-minute penalty for challenge by Leeds striker Lukas Nmecha?

Tottenham were denied a last-gasp penalty in their 1-1 draw with Leeds - one that could have seen them all-but-secure Premier League survival.

With Spurs drawing 1-1 in the 103rd minute, James Maddison was felled by Leeds striker Lukas Nmecha in the penalty box - only for referee Jarred Gillett and VAR to wave away the appeals.

According to the Premier League Match Centre, the officials felt Nmecha got enough contact on the ball to justify the penalty not being given.

Had it been awarded, Spurs would have had the chance from 12 yards to extend their lead over 18th-placed West Ham to four points with two games remaining - taking a major stride towards survival in the process.

However, the evidence of Nmecha getting enough contact on the ball is not exactly clear. And Spurs' wait for a first Premier League penalty of the season rolls on into the final two matches of the season.

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi said that referee Gillett - who had earlier awarded Leeds a penalty for a wild overhead kick by Mathys Tel - was "not calm" during the match.

The controversy surrounding match officiating comes just over 24 hours after West Ham had their 95th-minute equaliser disallowed against Arsenal for a foul on David Raya by striker Pablo inside the area - an incident that took over four minutes to determine.

"For sure we suffered the pressure today. We didn't play with passion with the ball, too frenetic but also the referee was not calm today," De Zerbi said.

"I can't understand the polemic about yesterday's VAR because it was 200 per cent a foul, not 100 per cent, 200 per cent."