Ally McCoist took goal on the referee’s choice throughout a heated 2-2 draw between Newcastle United and Chelsea within the Premier League.
Newcastle deny Chelsea come-from-behind victory
Nick Woltemade’s double put the Magpies 2-0 up inside 20 minutes, however after Reece James’ curling free-kick decreased the hole, Eddie Howe’s facet wilted in a second-half fightback fueled by the tempo and trickery of Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro.
Nevertheless, it was Pedro who scored the equalizer within the 66th minute, ending Tyneside Blues’ three-game shedding streak within the league.
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It took simply 4 minutes for Newcastle to take the lead, when Sandro Tonali received the ball in the course of the sector, Bruno Guimarães handed to Jacob Murphy on the best, and though keeper Robert Sanchez did effectively to disclaim Anthony Gordon’s shot on the far publish, Waltemade adopted and smashed the rebound into the roof of the web.
With 20 minutes remaining, Lewis Corridor took a free kick extensive to Gordon, who scored to increase the lead. Gordon lower inside Neto and Woltemade crossed for the stranded Sanchez, however the objective was solely conceded after a prolonged VAR examine for offside.
Enzo Maresca’s facet bounced again because the half-time whistle approached, however couldn’t discover a option to claw their means again into the sport and virtually conceded once more when Waltemade headed Gordon’s cross extensive.
However after Ramsey was penalized for a foul on Cole Palmer with 25 yards to go, the guests decreased the lead inside 4 minutes of the restart when James deftly curled Aaron Ramsdale’s diving free-kick extensive of the objective.
Pedro then managed a clearance from Sanchez to get the striker in behind and he calmly ran away to complete as Malick Thiau slipped and the Blues equalized inside 9 minutes.
Ally McCoist discovers main refereeing error
Amidst the drama of objectives, referee Andy Madrid grabbed the headlines for his choice to not award Newcastle a penalty. The controversial second got here when Anthony Gordon collided with Trevor Chalobah because the Chelsea defender pulled him to 1 facet.
The choice was topic to a VAR examine, but it surely didn’t end in a penalty. TNT pundit McCoist reviewed the incident and argued that the Magpies ought to have been awarded the spot-kick.
“I believe it is a penalty, I actually do. He is making an attempt to take him out and he takes him out. It is a penalty, so simple as that. It is a Stonewall penalty. I used to be shocked by that.”
Howe will probably be disenchanted in what might have been a cushty afternoon for his facet as he watched Newcastle take a 2-0 lead after the break and declare some extent.
