Tottenham to submit formal complaint over Jayden Bogle decision

Tottenham will lodge a formal complaint with Pro Ref after Jayden Bogle avoided a red card for a challenge on Mathys Tel that forced the forward off injured.

Tottenham Hotspur will submit a formal complaint to Pro Ref over the decision not to dismiss Leeds defender Jayden Bogle during their 1-0 defeat at Elland Road. Bogle lunged into a tackle on Spurs forward Mathys Tel and landed on Tel's ankle with his left foot. Referee John Brooks awarded a foul but issued no cards, and after a four-minute VAR review, Tony Harrington opted against calling Brooks to the pitchside monitor. The challenge was deemed "reckless" but Bogle remained unpunished, while Tel was eventually forced off due to lingering effects on his Achilles.

The incident mirrors a similar challenge by Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, who was sent off in Spurs' previous match. Later in the same game against Leeds, Tottenham's Pedro Porro was shown a yellow card for a comparable challenge, which frustrated manager Roberto de Zerbi. De Zerbi said he had "big confidence in the referee" but expressed surprise at Porro's yellow card, calling it "clear."