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Crazy VAR killed Tottenham's momentum in FA Cup win, says Trippier

Spurs ran out 6-1 winners in their FA Cup replay, but the defender felt a lot of excitement was lost amid the repeated usage of video replays

Kieran Trippier felt the use of the video assistant referee sucked momentum out of Tottenham's 6-1 FA Cup replay win over Rochdale at Wembley.

The England defender was at the centre of a controversial first half in which referee Paul Tierney paused the game for lengthy periods to consult VAR over key decisions.

After Erik Lamela had an early goal ruled out by VAR, the technology was used to award Trippier a penalty – but Son Heung-min's spot-kick was disallowed due to the staggered nature of his run-up, the replay system again intervening.