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VIDEO: Controversial handball gives Tottenham FA Cup lifeline

Published 17:59 10 Jan 2016 GMT

Kevin Beirne
VIDEO: Controversial handball gives Tottenham FA Cup lifeline

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Tottenham Hotspur's FA Cup dream is still alive thanks to a controversial penalty.

Leicester looked to be cruising to the fourth round thanks to Shinji Okazaki's ankle-breaking solo effort, but Nathan Dyer was deemed to have handled the ball in the 89th minute after his hand made contact with it in the box. Harry Kane buried the resulting penalty to equalise for the hosts and force a replay. https://twitter.com/Ben_Jata/status/686242878692159488 While there's no doubting that there's contact, many fans felt the call was somewhat harsh... https://twitter.com/RobbieSavage8/status/686243515878260736 https://twitter.com/Lord_Sugar/status/686243933194731520 While others weren't so sympathetic to Dyer's lack of awareness... https://twitter.com/ericlalor/status/686243175942516736 https://twitter.com/_AlyssaKWhite/status/686245027761254401 But some people just had no idea... https://twitter.com/TheM_L_G/status/686242723439980544

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VIDEO: Controversial handball gives Tottenham FA Cup lifeline