Tottenham v Bournemouth decision slammed after Son moment, ‘absolute disgrace’
Tottenham got away with one against Bournemouth on Sunday thanks to a late Son Heung-min penalty.
The South Korea international netted a leveller from 12 yards to earn Spurs a point despite struggling for large spells in North London.
The Cherries were electric at times and had one goal ruled out for offside before Pape Sarr was able to get his side back in the game.
Ultimately, the result hinged on one moment from Kepa Arrizabalaga which helped the home side recover to land a draw.
Dave Watson rages at Arrizabalaga penalty decision
It is fair to say that Andoni Iraola’s side were the better of the two at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and were unfortunate not to take three points.
On another day, the south coast outfit would have been able to see out a two goal lead with ease after a quiet showing from Ange Postecoglou’s men.
Sarr’s goal appeared to be a fluke and caught the Spanish keeper out in a moment which he failed to recover from as the game went on.
This was summed up by his decision to sprint out before colliding with Son to give away the all-important penalty kick.
Former England goalkeeper coach Dave Watson was left fuming by this on the Football Fill-In (11 March), singling the ex-Chelsea man out from the entire Premier League.
He said: “His decision making to bring Son down for the penalty was an absolute disgrace. I would say, no other goalkeeper would make such a rash decision.”
Arrizabalaga let Bournemouth down v Tottenham
Ultimately, the Lilywhites were destined for defeat in N17 before what was a moment of madness from the Spain international shotstopper.
Considering the Spurs captain was clearly darting away from goal and had little chance of creating an opportunity from the position he was in.
| Stat | Bournemouth | Tottenham |
| Expected goals | 2.20 | 1.53 |
| Big chances | 1 | 5 |
| Duels won | 49 | 65 |
| Interceptions | 15 | 8 |
If he had stayed put in between the sticks, Son would have been stuck with little choice but to aim for Dominic Solanke with a cross or similar.
With that being said, Postecoglou won’t complain about the decision and will be grateful of the point that may save his future for now.
With a clash against AZ Alkmaar coming up, the Australian will be hoping for similar fortune or risk his job being on the line once again.