Time-wasters spoil the spectacle but a spot of extra only benefits the big sides

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Time-wasters spoil the spectacle but a spot of extra only benefits the big sides

It may be exciting to see Premier League games turning after 90 minutes but will it only make the predictable more predictable?On the one hand, you could see Paul Heckingbottom’s point. Seven minutes into injury time at Tottenham last week, his Sheffield United side led 1-0 and seemed about to pull off perhaps the most surprising result of the Premier League season so far. They then conceded twice and so, rather than being able to celebrate a gr…