Why 'nonsense' stoppages disrupted Arsenal's win over Tottenham

Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1 in the Premier League, with Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres each scoring twice as the Gunners restored a five-point lead at the top of the table. The win ended a recent setback and handed interim Tottenham boss Igor Tudor his first defeat in charge, leaving Spurs four points above the relegation zone with 11 games remaining.

The match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was held up twice by communication problems between match officials. The Daily Mail said the issues were down to 'frequency interference and equipment issues'; the first delay lasted six minutes when assistant referee Blake Antrobus struggled with interference and lost contact with the VAR team, and a second technical problem affected assistant Eddie Smart at the start of the second half.

Tech provider Hawkeye is set to send a full report to the PGMOL. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville criticised the stoppages as 'absolute nonsense' and 'an absolute shambles', saying the crowd and players were left waiting because of an IT issue.

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