Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp criticized Nottingham Forest midfielder Ryan Yates for going down too easily following a clash with Tottenham's James Maddison. <br /><br />Many fans believe that Maddison was fortunate not to be sent off after he appeared to punch Yates.<br /><br />The incident occurred in the closing stages of the first half, with Maddison making contact with Yates on the edge of the penalty area.<br /><br />Yates, who fell to the floor, was subsequently seen complaining to referee Simon Hooper. <br /><br />VAR assessed the incident but Maddison escaped punishment, with Hooper speaking to both players before the action got back underway.<br /><br />Redknapp suggested Yates was to blame for the incident. Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: 'It's not a lot. Yates is like that, he tries to get into players' faces, a bit like Gascoigne and Vinnie Jones many years ago.' <br /><br />Keane, who previously worked with Yates at Forest, stated that the 26-year-old went down too easily.<br /><br />Keane said: 'I worked with Yates at Forest, really nice kid, but every week somebody touches him he goes down. He goes down far too easily. For such a decent lad he needs to cut that out of his game.'<br /><br />One Forest supporter was especially livid at the fact that Maddison wasn't dismissed.<br /><br />They wrote: 'Can someone PLEASE tell me what on earth James Maddison is still doing on the pitch???? He has PUNCHED Yates???'. <br /><br />Another user wrote: 'Maddison just allowed to punch Yates in the stomach?'.<br /><br />In addition, another user stressed that Maddison should have been punished following a VAR check.<br /><br />They wrote: 'How's VAR watching Maddison punch Yates and doing nothing ffs'.<br /><br />There was further criticism of VAR, with one user writing: 'Maddison just punched Yates and VAR does nothing'.<br /><br />The decision to not punish Maddison was also described as 'unbelievable', as one user wrote: 'James Maddison punching Ryan Yates in the stomach. VAR cleared it. Unbelievable.<br /><br />Maddison remained on the pitch until he was substituted in the 76th minute. <br /><br />Tottenham, who won 3-1 against Forest, took the lead through Murillo before the visitors equalized courtesy of Chris Wood.<br /><br />Micky van de Ven restored Tottenham's lead before Pedro Porro made it 3-1. Ryan Yates,James Maddison,Nottingham Forest,Tottenham,Roy Keane,Jamie Redknapp,VAR,punching incident,criticism,football fans,Fans are convinced,star,punching,midfielder,criticise,down too easily,Nottingham Forest midfielder
