Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has expressed his concerns about the rapid changes in football, particularly since the introduction of VAR, and has called on English football to better protect the sport as “custodians of the game.

Ange Postecoglou says he has “no problem” with James Maddison watching the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on the same day he could not start Tottenham Hotspur’s draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers because of illness.

In a year of false starts and injury crises, the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers encapsulates Spurs' repeated frustrations in one neat package.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has said the club are "working hard" to discern what transfers might be possible in the January window as their injury crisis continues.

Referee Stuart Attwell decided against giving Lucas Bergvall a second yellow card shortly before the midfielder scored the winner for Tottenham against Liverpool on Wednesday