{"id":260231,"date":"2026-08-29T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/aussie-teen-in-dreamland-reds-fury-at-officials-blunder-as-600m-spurs-hit-52-year-low-pl-wrap\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T21:36:00","slug":"aussie-teen-in-dreamland-reds-fury-at-officials-blunder-as-600m-spurs-hit-52-year-low-pl-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/aussie-teen-in-dreamland-reds-fury-at-officials-blunder-as-600m-spurs-hit-52-year-low-pl-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie teen in dreamland, Reds\u2019 fury at official\u2019s blunder as $600m Spurs hit 52-year low \u2014 PL Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Australian Lucas Herrington\u2019s dream start to life in the Premier League continued as the teenager\u2019s Hull City picked up a second straight win to start the season. <\/p>\n<p>Victor Munoz saved Andoni Iraola from his first defeat as Liverpool manager with the late strike that rescued a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest, while Newcastle condemned big-spending Tottenham to a second successive defeat.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>\ufeffGet all the latest football news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=FootballArticle&amp;utm_medium=TextLink&amp;utm_campaign=signup\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"e5mrwj-0 jpgUYc\"><amp-iframe width=\"16\" height=\"9\" title=\"Minutely\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-top-navigation\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" src=\"https:\/\/snippet.tldw.me\/amp\/amp-launcher.html?publisher=204500&amp;placement=4280\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\" id=\"i-amp-0\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/content.foxsports.com.au\/fs\/electrode\/poster-fallback.png\" placeholder=\"true\" i-amphtml-ssr=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fill i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fill\"><\/amp-img><\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p>Forest were set to win at Anfield for the third consecutive season as Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White\u2019s penalty twice put the visitors in front.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-White\u2019s penalty left Liverpool Iraola fuming.<\/p>\n<p>He had been trying to make a triple change, but the fourth officials\u2019 malfunctioning number board prohibited Iraola from doing so.<\/p>\n<p>While chaos ensued on the touch line, Forest substitute Liam Delap took a quick throw and in the blink of an eye, former Liverpool fullback Neco Williams was brought down in the box by Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker.<\/p>\n<p>Footage emerged on social media of Alisson kicking a hole in the number board post-game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot explain because I don\u2019t have an explanation,\u201d Iraola said. \u201cI wanted to make those substitutions about three minutes before. I mean, it was two, three, four times the ball had gone out. I still don\u2019t know the reason why we couldn\u2019t make the subs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [the fourth official] was having some problems with the board or something. It [the penalty] wouldn\u2019t have happened if I had made the sub. I asked. I had complained the previous time. The supporters were shouting and they were aware of the situation. But I don\u2019t know what happened and I don\u2019t know why they have given the penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Isak briefly brought Liverpool level in the second half before Munoz\u2019s deflected effort rescued a late point for the second time in Iraola\u2019s two matches in charge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quite clear the first half has been poor, we haven\u2019t controlled the game,\u201d Iraola said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe improved a lot in the second half, much more intense, much quicker on the ball but not enough to win the game.\u201d After a 2-2 draw at Newcastle in his first game as Liverpool boss last weekend, Iraola had hoped for a memorable day to mark his first match in charge at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>But instead the former Bournemouth boss got a reminder of why he was hired to replace the sacked Arne Slot in the close-season.<\/p>\n<p>Iraola could have Bradley Barcola to unleash by the time Liverpool are next in action at Ipswich on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The France winger has been one of the Reds\u2019 top targets for months and a \u00a3106 million deal with Paris Saint-Germain, which could rise by a further \u00a317 million, is reportedly close to completion.<\/p>\n<p>At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s men endured a dispiriting 2-0 defeat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Roberto De Zerbi, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, looks on during the Premier League 2026\/27 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 29, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b47fa318cb28a8a23130995fd86f0fef\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b47fa318cb28a8a23130995fd86f0fef?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b47fa318cb28a8a23130995fd86f0fef?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b47fa318cb28a8a23130995fd86f0fef?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Roberto De Zerbi, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, looks on during the Premier League 2026\/27 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 29, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason\/Getty Images)<\/span><span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anthony Elanga put Newcastle ahead in the 62nd minute before Yoane Wissa killed off lacklustre Tottenham 10 minutes later as their frustrated fans streamed to the exits long before the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle was able to celebrate his maiden Premier League win after a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the German\u2019s first game following his surprise appointment as Eddie Howe\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n<p>It was another chastening result for De Zerbi, whose expensively assembled team suffered an embarrassing 3-0 defeat at Brentford in the opening game of the season last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8211; Hull on the rise &#8211;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have spent over \u00a3300 million in the close-season as De Zerbi overhauled a squad that narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of last term.<\/p>\n<p>But for the first time since 1992-93, Tottenham have failed to score in their first two games of a league season.<\/p>\n<p>Omar Marmoush, Tottenham\u2019s latest new recruit, failed to impress on his debut after joining on loan from Manchester City this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no panic. I know where we are going and what the plan is. I\u2019m sorry for the fans for the result,\u201d De Zerbi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to improve. We have to work hard on the pitch and find the connection between the players.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Omar Marmoush of Tottenham Hotspur reacts during the Premier League 2026\/27 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 29, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/871446be3255bff2aafcc0791ad46b36\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/871446be3255bff2aafcc0791ad46b36?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/871446be3255bff2aafcc0791ad46b36?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/871446be3255bff2aafcc0791ad46b36?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Omar Marmoush of Tottenham Hotspur reacts during the Premier League 2026\/27 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 29, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote\/Getty Images)<\/span><span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere, Hull substitute Liam Millar struck in the closing stages to steal a 1-0 win at Coventry as the Tigers extended their dream return to the top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Millar slotted home with eight minutes left as Hull won a battle between sides promoted from the Championship last term.<\/p>\n<p>Having stunned Manchester United with a 2-0 victory last weekend, Sergej Jakirovic\u2019s men have won both their matches in their first season in the top tier since 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p>Like he did against the Red Devils, Herrington was brought off the bench in the 59th minute, replacing Nobel Mendy in the Tigers\u2019 centre back trio.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/football\/epl-2026-australias-lucas-herrington-makes-first-start-for-hull-city-and-wins-player-of-the-match-tigers-defeat-stoke-city-on-penalties-to-advance-to-third-round-of-efl-cup-latest-news-video-highlights\/news-story\/0958591c87eb66c6dbd66cd243542262\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">who was player of the match in Hull\u2019s midweek EFL Cup victory at Stoke<\/a>, helped his side repel Coventry\u2019s advances as the hosts\u2019 had 11 shots to 6 and more than double the amount of passes (570 to 262).<\/p>\n<p>Frank Lampard\u2019s Coventry won the Championship to end a 25-year exile from the Premier League, but they are still awaiting their first point back in the big time after losing their opener at Arsenal last week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Lucas Herrington and Oliver McBurnie of Hull City interact at full-time following the team's victory in the Premier League 2026\/27 match between Hull City and Manchester United at MKM Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Hull, England. (Photo by Molly Darlington\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/0b203927905fb30b3504e96f573fb010\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/0b203927905fb30b3504e96f573fb010?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/0b203927905fb30b3504e96f573fb010?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/0b203927905fb30b3504e96f573fb010?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Lucas Herrington and Oliver McBurnie of Hull City interact at full-time following the team&#8217;s victory in the Premier League 2026\/27 match between Hull City and Manchester United at MKM Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Hull, England. (Photo by Molly Darlington\/Getty Images)<\/span><span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James Tarkowski\u2019s stoppage-time equaliser earned Everton a 1-1 draw that left Marco Rose still waiting for his first win as Bournemouth manager.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Scott\u2019s 41st-minute goal put Bournemouth ahead at the Vitality Stadium. But Everton defender Tarkowski capitalised on a mix-up between Ryan Christie and Marcus Tavernier to drill home following a corner in the closing seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Everton remain unbeaten after a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace last weekend, while Bournemouth lost 2-1 at Manchester City in Rose\u2019s first game since replacing Iraola.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/football\/epl-2026-fourth-officials-board-malfunctions-and-costs-liverpool-a-goal-in-draw-with-nottingham-forest-tottenham-lose-to-newcastle-at-home-hull-defeat-coventry-in-perfect-start-to-premier-league-return-results-video-highlights\/news-story\/4221958e5e0cd07746492af1d499eac8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Lucas Herrington\u2019s dream start to life in the Premier League continued as the teenager\u2019s Hull City picked up a second straight win to start the season. 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