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Tottenham's Postecoglou says VAR 'diminishing authority' of refs

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Ange Postecoglou said VAR is "diminishing the authority" of referees after Tottenham's 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea featured nine separate checks leading to 21 minutes of added time.

Spurs fell to their first Premier League loss of the season despite taking an early lead through Dejan Kulusevski as Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off either side of half-time.

Cole Palmer equalised with a 35th-minute penalty after Romero was dismissed on a VAR review for a late tackle on Enzo Fernández before Udogie saw a second yellow for a lunge on Raheem Sterling.