London, May 12 -- Tottenham Hotspur squandered the opportunity to take a significant step towards Premier League safety as they were held to a draw at home by Leeds United.

Mathys Tel put Spurs in position to extend their lead over West Ham to four points witha spectacular 20-yard strike five minutes after the break.

Spurs' goal hero then turned villain 16 minutes from time with a reckless bicycle kick inside the area that caught Ethan Ampadu in the head.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised from the resulting penalty after a video assistant referee (VAR) review as Spurs failed to make it three league wins in succession after victories at Wolves and Aston Villa, according to BBC Sport.

Richarlison had blazed a glorious chance over the top mo...