Thomas Frank has said that referee Chris Kavanagh failed to show common sense while making a big decision, which cost Tottenham dearly against Newcastle United.

The contention was about Newcastle’s opening goal, which was headed in by Fabian Schar from a corner in the 24th minute.

However, Djed Spence was tying his shoelaces at the time, with Sandro Tonali taking the corner-kick before the Spurs full-back could get back in position, which meant that the away side had a numerical disadvantage while defending the corner.

The Spurs players were livid with the goal, with captain Pedro Porro leading the protests, and Richarlison was even booked for his complaints to the referee.

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Frank, who is not usually one to talk about refereeing decisions after matches, did not hold back on his thoughts on Kavanagh’s call.

The Dane insisted that it was a clear mistake by the official to not allow Spence to get back into position to defend the corner, suggesting that the decision lacked common sense.

When asked about Newcastle’s opening goal, Frank said (via Football.London): “Yeah, I think that was clear. I think for me, we conceded two goals because of two mistakes, in my opinion. Unfortunately, the ref was part of...