These are the
rules:
Deliberate handball remains an offence
• The following ‘handball’ situations, even if accidental, will be a free kick:
• the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm
• a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity
• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger
• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm)
The following will not usually be a free kick, unless they are one of the above situations:
• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm directly from their own head/body/foot or the head/body/foot of another player who is close/near.
The diving headbutt "foul"
We were told Sonny's armpit was offside so the offside from the free kick
The push on Dier's back in the box
One could be a mistake. But VAR and the ref all conspired to gift that pen to Newcastle. As to why I am unsure if it is pressure from EPL stakeholders trying to get the established markets back on top, or plain old bribery.
I can't imagine it was just because the refs don't like Spurs. Too much to risk for that.