A first Premier League double by Gareth Bale helped Tottenham win 2-1 at Stoke but the hosts were furious a late goal by debutant Jon Walters was not allowed.
Walters, who joined Stoke from Ipswich last week, appeared to head the ball over the line in injury time at the end of the match, but referee Chris Foy ignored the hosts' appeals for a goal.
Tottenham took the lead in slightly fortuitous fashion in the 19th minute. Stoke 'keeper Thomas Sorensen could only parry Bale's fierce shot into the path of Peter Crouch, whose effort was cleared by Ryan Shawcross only to hit Bale in the face and rebound into the net.
Ricardo Fuller stroked home an equalizer for Stoke in the 25th from Matthew Etherington's corner, but Tottenham was back in front before halftime thanks to Bale's spectacular volley.
Aaron Lennon delivered a lofted pass from the right which the Wales international met with a stunning strike over Sorensen and into the far top corner.
Stoke suffered a blow when striker Mamady Sidibe was stretchered off with what looked like a serious injury just three minutes after coming on as a substitute.
And the hosts' day got worse when Walters appeared to nod in from close range after Heurelho Gomes saved Shawcross's header - only to be denied by the referee.
But Spurs manager Harry Redknapp felt the goal had been correctly disallowed because of a foul on Gomes by defender Robert Huth.
''It was a foul on the goalkeeper, a blatant foul by Robert Huth. He has pushed him with two hands,'' Redknapp told the Press Association. ''I saw it on the replay and that is what Gomes told me in the dressing room.''
Stoke counterpart Tony Pulis disagreed with the decision, but said: ''Sometimes they go for you, sometimes they don't. I don't think any referee goes out there to make a bad decision now. You have to take it on the chin.''
Pulis was far more concerned about Sidibe, who could miss the rest of the season if scans confirm he snapped his Achilles tendon.
''The medical staff have told me that it doesn't look good for him, although we will have to wait for confirmation from the scan that he will have on the injury,'' Pulis was quoted as saying on Stoke's website. ''If that is the damage though, he will be lucky to play again this season, and that's a big setback for us.''
