Redknapp rages as goal-line curse strikes

His side were trailing 1-0 in the 49th minute when Juan Mata's shot in a crowded penalty area was blocked on the line by a combination of Spurs goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini and Chelsea's prone skipper John Terry but was awarded as a goal by referee Martin Atkinson despite furious protests.

Even Terry conceded afterwards that the goal should not have stood as for the second season running Tottenham got the rough end of a goal-line decision against Chelsea.

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