James Maddison hits back at Tottenham fan who complained he went to World Darts Championship with brutal four-word reply

JAMES MADDISON has hit back at a fan who criticised him for attending the World Darts Championship last night.

The Tottenham star, 28, came off the bench as his side drew 2-2 with Wolves on Sunday afternoon.

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James Maddison and Brennan Johnson headed to the darts on Sunday evening[/caption]

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Maddison and Co had drawn 2-2 with Wolves earlier in the day[/caption]

After the game he headed to Alexandra Palace to take in the darts.

Alongside Brennan Johnson, who scored in Sunday’s match, Maddison watched on as Peter Wright upset reigning champion Luke Humphries.

The Official PDC Instagram account posted snaps of Maddison and Johnson in attendance.

They captioned it: “From football to the darts!”

One account, named “spursynews” took exception to Maddison and Johnson’s outing.

They commented: “U taking the p***? The form were in and U go to the darts?? Unacceptable.”

Maddison swiftly shrugged off the criticism.

He hit back, alongside a laughing emoji: “shut up u wally.”

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Maddison has been a substitute in Tottenham’s last two games.

The England international replaced Johnson on 64 minutes yesterday, but could not help Spurs see out the win.

He has scored eight goals in 19 Premier League appearances this season, also laying on four assists.

Tottenham have collected just one win in their last seven games, and are winless at home in their last five in the league.

Their slump has seen them fall to 11th in the table, one point closer to the relegation zone than the top four.

After the draw with Wolves, boss Ange Postecoglou said: “It hurts me because I’m responsible ultimately. I’m the person in charge. So of course it hurts.

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“When I see how hard they are trying, it hurts even more because you want them to get a reward and I think today they deserved a reward for their efforts even though they were dipping into their reserves of energy, which I don’t even know where they got from.

“I wanted them to get a reward for their efforts.

“It hurts immensely. At the same time it’s my responsibility for where we’re at right now and it’s my responsibility to try to get us out of it.”

Following a busy period, Spurs players have been given Monday and Tuesday off.

They will be back in action on Saturday, when they welcome Newcastle to North London.