Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has questioned why Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was not issued a red card his the Marc Cucurella hair-pulling incident. In the build-up to Spurs' stoppage-time equaliser against Chelsea, the north Londoners were awarded a corner after the Argentine was seen dragging the Spaniard to the ground by his hair.
The referee, Anthony Taylor, was pictured to have been in direct eye-line of the altercation at the time of the delivery, though he dismissed the case and signalled for another corner to be taken after Edouard Mendy tipped the ball over. The Video Assistant Referees at Stockley Park stepped in to review Romero's hair-pulling incident, but they too dismissed Chelsea's claims of violent misconduct.
Harry Kane went on to salvage a point for the Lilywhites with a glancing header beyond Mendy at the far post. After the final whistle, red mist descended and yet another clash between Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel broke out, resulting in Taylor sending both off.
