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title: "Former Tottenham man calls out appalling refereeing standards: ‘Shambles’"
canonical: "https://readtottenham.com/2026/04/26/former-tottenham-man-o-hara-calls-out-appalling-refereeing-standards-shambles/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Vishal Subramanian"
section: "Tottenham News"
published: "2026-04-26T08:00:00Z"
modified: "2026-04-26T08:00:00Z"
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# Former Tottenham man calls out appalling refereeing standards: ‘Shambles’

At a glance:

- Jamie O’Hara slams referee
- Crucial West Ham vs Everton decision addressed
- Previous VAR blunder also mentioned

Saturday afternoon turned out to be a bit of a rollercoaster for everyone associated with Tottenham Hotspur.

West Ham’s game against Everton kicked off at the same time, so understandably, there was a lot at stake.

And the closing stages of both games were nerve-wracking, to say the least.

Tottenham scored a late winner against Wolves, at which point West Ham were 1-0 up against the Toffees.

However, Everton equalised, much to the delight of the Spurs fans. It didn’t last long, though, as Callum Wilson scored a winner to give West Ham all three points.

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara – who had his eye on both games – feels two key decisions went against the North London club.

## O’Hara hits out at shambolic refereeing

Wolves midfielder Andre lunged in on Yves Bissouma in what was a two-footed challenge in the first half.

However, after a brief stoppage, he was only shown a yellow card.

Later, in the West Ham vs Everton game, [a clear handball was missed by the referee](https://readtottenham.com/2026/04/25/tottenhams-survival-hopes-dented-by-horrific-refereeing-decision-in-west-ham-vs-everton/), with Mateus Fernandes the guilty party.

The Andre incident didn’t cost Tottenham as they got all three points. However, if Everton had got a penalty, they could have levelled the game at least.

> Everyone against spurs again today, it’s a joke, Brobbey red card, red card today two footed tackle, ref gave us absolutely nothing, and the handball in the West Ham game is a shambles 🤷
>
> — Jamie Ohara (@Mrjamieohara1) [April 25, 2026](https://twitter.com/Mrjamieohara1/status/2048086046684885133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

And O’Hara feels there is an agenda against Tottenham as he took to X to voice out his frustration.

“Everyone against Spurs again today,” wrote the former Tottenham man.

“It’s a joke, Brobbey red card, red card today, two-footed tackle, ref gave us absolutely nothing, and the handball in the West Ham game is a shambles.”

## VAR blunder against Tottenham

The Brian Brobbey challenge that O’Hara is referring to happened in the game against Sunderland.

The Dutch international was already on a yellow card and went unpunished for a clear push on Cristian Romero, which led to a season-ending injury for the Tottenham captain.

[The Premier League admitted that Brobbey should have been sent off](https://readtottenham.com/2026/04/24/premier-league-admit-massive-refereeing-blunder-against-tottenham-vs-sunderland/). However, that makes no difference to Tottenham as they lost three points on the night.

> I actually can’t cope I can’t watch
>
> — Jamie Ohara (@Mrjamieohara1) [April 25, 2026](https://twitter.com/Mrjamieohara1/status/2048066531586674900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

It’s not to say they would have surely beaten or drawn against Sunderland. However, playing against 10 men for 30 minutes would have surely given them a decent chance of doing so.

Let’s get things straight. Tottenham are in the relegation zone due to their own failing, make no mistake. However, they have had a handful of decisions go against them and those are just impossible to avoid mentioning.

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