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Tottenham's James Maddison has said referees and video assistant referees have had an "absolute shocker of a start" to the Premier League season.

Maddison, who is out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, posted his criticism on X after Cristian Romero's goal in Spurs' 3-0 win against West Ham was ruled out.

The Tottenham captain thought he had opened the scoring at London Stadium on Saturday before referee Jarred Gillett blew his whistle for an apparent foul on Kyle Walker-Peters by Micky van de Ven just beforehand.

VAR John Brooks briefly checked the incident before upholding Gillett's decision.