Dermot Gallagher believes Pedro Porro took a 'massive risk' by handling Yoane Wissa during Tottenham Hotpur's 2-0 win over Brentford. The 25-year-old defender played a key role in Sunday afternoon's victory at the G-Tech Community Stadium, distancing the Lilywhites from a relegation scrap.

Spurs are now 10 points clear of the bottom three and seven points adrift of a place in the top half of the table. Tottenham walked away victors at the weekend, but the tie could've ended differently had Jarred Gillett awarded the Bees a penalty.

During the clash, Porro was spotted handling Wissa inside the penalty area. The on-field referee adjudged the Spurs defender to have not fouled the Brentford forward. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at Stockley Park briefly reviewed the incident, but they chose not to intervene, confirming Gillett's decision.

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Speaking on Sky Sports' Ref Watch show, Gallagher was asked if the Bees should feel aggrieved. The former Premier League referee said: "It's unwise. It's a massive risk, you are posing the referee a question."

Then, Stephen Warnock added: "Why put yourself in that position? Especially when you know VAR is in play. This is the issue now, we've got that bar of clear of obvious, if Porro is preventing Wissa from getting to the ball and it's been missed, VAR needs to step in and help the referee. There's a clear pull on the arm and it effects Wissa's ability to get to the bar."

Speaking to reporters after the game, Thomas Frank rued the number of chances his side missed. The Brentford boss said: "We did a lot of things right. We created a lot of good situations with 30-something crosses and a lot of shots, but there were not enough big chances.

"That was some of the best defending Tottenham have done this season. Sometimes one goal decides it a little bit and they scored on a set-piece. On the flip side, we don't score any of our set-pieces. If we had got in front, it might have been a different game. The big one is Yoane Wissa's chance."

Meanwhile, Postecoglou described the G-Tech Community Stadium as a 'difficult place to come'. The Tottenham boss said: "Yeah, difficult place to come, difficult place to win at, but also a difficult place to keep them out because the way they play and the way they set up.

"You have to defend your box it doesn't matter how you play. They're getting throw-ins into the box, set pieces, crosses, you're just going to have to do that irrespective of how you want to tactically approach it, and I just thought the lads handled that awfully well.

"We knew we had to. It was going to be key for us, nullifying their threats, and the lads were brilliant and I still felt we had the quality of our football to hurt them the other way. Our second goal was outstanding and we were always a threat when we had it, so credit to the boys, they were brilliant."