Tottenham — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Tottenham · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 13 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Tottenham — 7 in their favour and 6 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +1.80 across 12 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Every confirmed error involving Tottenham
- 2025-26 · Manchester City v Tottenham (2025-08-23) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#1): penalty_not_awarded — Manchester City v Tottenham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Brentford v Tottenham (2026-01-01) — referee Andy Madley; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#15): penalty_not_awarded — Brentford v Tottenham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Tottenham v Brentford (2025-12-06) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#10): red_card_not_shown — Tottenham v Brentford. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Brentford v Tottenham (2026-01-01) — referee Andy Madley; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown — Brentford v Tottenham. OF vote 2-3, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · West Ham v Tottenham (2025-09-13) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#6): goal_disallowed — West Ham v Tottenham. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold). | Match-report confirmed 2026-06-23: Tottenham goal wrongly disallowed (Van de Ven shove on Walker-Peters; KMI said goal should stand; ref Gillett). affected=Tottenham.
- 2025-26 · Sunderland v Tottenham (2026-04-12) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Bryan Brobbey, Sunderland). No votes.
- 2025-26 · Tottenham v Manchester City (2026-02-01) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Rodri, Manchester City). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Ipswich v Tottenham (2025-02-22) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Referee did not award penalty for O'Shea's challenge on Danso, KMI panel ruled penalty should have been given but error did not meet clear and obvious threshold for VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Manchester United v Tottenham (2024-09-29) — referee Chris Kavanagh; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Fernandes is reaching, the contact is high but certainly not excessive force or endangering the safety. The evidence is also there for a VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Tottenham v Fulham (2024-12-01) — referee Darren Bond; the decision went against them. Panel: Saša Lukić should have received a second yellow card but was not cautioned.
- 2024-25 · Tottenham v Manchester City (2025-02-26) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Goal disallowed for handball against Erling Haaland in stoppage time.
- 2023-24 · Tottenham v Liverpool (2023-09-30) — referee Simon Hooper; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): goal_disallowed_wrongly (Díaz; offside comms error) — Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool, min —. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Crystal Palace v Tottenham (2023-10-27) — referee Andy Madley; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): goal_allowed (Ayew; handball) — Crystal Palace 1-2 Tottenham, min 90+. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.