HARRY REDKNAPP ripped into ref Howard Webb after Spurs were denied a vital penalty.
The Tottenham boss was raging after Robbie Keane was denied a spot-kick, despite being felled in the box by Ricardo Carvalho with Chelsea leading 1-0.
He said: "It was a nailed-on penalty and I suppose a sending off for Carvalho.
"But if the ref felt it was a dive then he should have given Robbie a red card.
"It was either a dive or a penalty. It wasn't nothing.
YELL ... Harry Redknapp bellows at Howard Webb
"We had a diabolical penalty decision from Howard Webb against Manchester United at Old Trafford last season when we were leading 2-0 and he apologised to me after that game.
"Now Robbie has been penalised for being too honest. He tried to stay on his feet instead of going down with the first contact and then lost his balance.
"There's been a lot of talk lately about diving and I think it plays on people's minds. Players are scared to go down if they're going to get a card for diving."
Redknapp admitted his team could not cope with Didier Drogba after Ledley King was forced off with a hamstring injury just after half-time.
He said: "Ledley going of was a big turning point. Once we lost him, there was no way we could deal with Drogba. He bullied us."
Spurs also lost fellow centre-half Sebastien Bassong with concussion.
Redknapp added: "Bassong doesn't look too good. He's got a bang on his head and his eye is all swollen up.
"The doctor has taken him to hospital and it doesn't look too clever.
"That's four centre-halves we've got out now. Jonathan Woodgate is still nowhere near playing again and Michael Dawson is also out."
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