Redknapp backs decision

21 August 2010 19:30
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp claimed referee Chris Foy was right to deny Stoke a late equaliser at the Britannia Stadium. A close-range shot from Jon Walters appeared to go over the line but Foy allowed play to continue and Tottenham secured a 2-1 victory, thanks to a brace from Gareth Bale. Walters, making his debut after arriving from Ipswich, was first to react after Heurelho Gomes blocked a far-post header from Ryan Shawcross. However according to Spurs boss Redknapp, Gomes was obstructed in the build-up and Foy's decision was correct. Redknapp said: "It was a foul on the goalkeeper, a blatant foul by Robert Huth. He has pushed him with two hands. "I saw it on the replay and that is what Gomes told me in the dressing room. I didn't see it when it happened."

Source: PA