Nottingham Forest fell 3-1 to Tottenham in the Premier League Sunday, and Ryan Yates and James Maddison had a fascinating duel.
Murillo scored his own goal in the first 15 minutes of the game, putting the Reds down.
Forest were level as Chris Wood scored his 12th Premier League goal of the season on 27 minutes.
Wood then missed a sitter, prompting criticism from Gary Lineker, and Forest conceded in the second half.
Tottenham had a relatively comfortable second half thanks to goals from Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro, while Forest remained in difficulties.
Yates was once again given the captain’s armband for this game, a job he has held since Joe Worrall left for Besiktas.
The 26-year-old engaged in an intriguing duel with Maddison, who was in the Tottenham squad aiming to regain his best form.
Yates was cautioned for four fouls in 13 minutes, but there would be a flash point later in the half between the two players.
What Ryan Yates said about Tottenham’s James Maddison
This was an exciting battle, and Maddison was extremely fortunate not to receive his marching orders.
Maddison appeared to punch Yates as play was about to continue, but Michael Salisbury on VAR considered it unworthy of a review by referee Simon Hooper.
After the game, Yates was questioned about the incident with the Tottenham star, and he implied that Forest were luckiest once more.
He told BBC Sport: “James Maddison is a talented footballer. I know he makes them tick. It is my responsibility to disrupt the flow. A couple decisions undoubtedly went against us, but we’ve seen inconsistency in the Premier League this season.”
Yates is now in great risk of losing his Forest spot.
This was nothing short of a horrible performance by Yates, and he must be wondering if he did enough to maintain his spot next week.
Forest play Wolves at the City Ground in a game that Forest must win if they are to avoid relegation.
Yates committed four fouls in 13 minutes, was cautioned, and had a relatively poor performance by his standards, making only one tackle, according to Who Scored.
Despite his awful performance, Yates did have a point about this episode. It’s absurd that the on-field referee didn’t even review it.
