Newcastle United call for clarification on Anthony Gordon penalty denial in Chelsea draw
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Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah fouls Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon, but no penalty was awarded with the score at 2-1. Chelsea later equalised.
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- Newcastle seeks clarification from PGMOL regarding a penalty denial for Anthony Gordon against Chelsea.
- Eddie Howe believes it was a "stonewall" penalty after reviewing the challenge by Chalobah.
- Howe wants to understand the referees' reasoning behind not awarding the penalty in the 2-2 draw.
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LONDON - Newcastle United will seek clarification from referees’ body PGMOL about Anthony Gordon being denied a penalty after going down in the Chelsea box following a challenge from Trevoh Chalobah in their Dec 20 2-2 Premier League draw, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said on Dec 23.
Newcastle were leading 2-1 at the time of the incident, and Joao Pedro equalised shortly afterwards as Chelsea rescued a point.
“We will be seeking clarification (from PGMOL) and those calls have already gone in, not from me personally but from the club. We just want to know the thought process behind the decisions,” Howe told reporters.
Howe said after the match that Newcastle were denied a “stonewall” penalty”.
“I wouldn’t want to train them to deliver that kind of challenge in the box because you are going to give the referees a decision to make. I think one of the arts of defending is not to put yourself in that position. I thought, and I still do, it was a clear penalty. Having reviewed it, and I have not changed my mind.”
Newcastle, 11th in the table, visit Manchester United on Dec 26. REUTERS
