NEAL MAUPAY clashed repeatedly with James Maddison after trolling the Tottenham hero with “s***house” celebrations for Brentford.
Fans reckon Maupay hit the bullseye for mocking a rival as he copied Maddison‘s dart-throwing goal salute in Wednesday night’s Premier League game.
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And the row rumbled on – with Spurs’ England star later getting his own back.
After Destiny Udogie levelled, Maddison taunted Maupay when Brennan Johnson put Tottenham in front.
It all started when Ivan Toney joined his frontpartner in marking Brentford’s opener by darting off for an oche-style goal tribute.
Maupay and Maddison then met awkwardly as both teams walked away after the goal.
Stony-faced Maddison patted the Frenchman on the back of his head a few times.
And it soon turned into a frosty exchange.
Maupay patted Maddison on the chest in return a few times and, as the two stars briefly tangled, they swapped what appeared to be testy words.
"He's milking the darts celebration"
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One viewer responded: “Maupay & Toney doing Madders celebration for the Brentford goal. Top s***housery stuff.”
Other fans labelled the taunt “so bitchy” while Maddison’s reposte was called “very salty”.
But variations on the word “s***house” dominated the descriptions.
One observation delivered that verdict along with the words: “Giving it the Maddison celebration after that finish, unreal.”
It’s certainly not the first time Maupay has been accused of winding up rivals he was the focus of attention online.
And he has admitted getting a kick out of annoying opposition supporters.
In particular, he has a reputation for angering Arsenal and their fans.
As a Brighton star, he infuriated Gunners’ players over an incident that injured keeper Bernd Leno and flared up with Matteo Guendouzi, who ended up grabbing his throat.
Then in February last year Maupay blocked Oleksandr Zinchenko with his body and collapsed to the ground clutching his face.
And his relationship with Crystal Palace followers is equally lacking in affection.
After Wilfried Zaha cupped his ears towards Brighton fans to celebrate a goal, Maupay did the same to Eagles’ supporters after he equalised.
But the Brentford ace was eventually on the receiving end on Wednesday night as Spurs fought back to lead 3-1 – as he faced yet more uncomfortable exchanges with Maddison.
