Newcastle United prolonged their unbeaten run with a goalless draw towards Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium on Sunday.
Eddie Howe managed to grind out one other level towards his former staff, however the encounter was outlined by refereeing controversy.
Poor selections within the Newcastle recreation
Former referee Mark Clattenburg felt Malick Thiaw was lucky to keep away from a second yellow card, which might have left the guests going through the ultimate half-hour a person down. The Magpies had been additionally left aggrieved when Nick Woltemade was introduced down within the penalty space after sturdy strain from Bournemouth’s defenders.
Within the remaining minutes, Bournemouth had been awarded a free-kick in a harmful place when Harvey Barnes was controversially penalised for handball. The winger had the ball struck towards him from shut vary, together with his arms tight to his physique, however the referee blew for a foul. Kluivert’s low strike from the set piece appeared destined for the nook till Pope reacted brilliantly to push it away, rescuing a beneficial level for Howe’s males.
Shearer and Lineker react to the referee’s resolution
In the meantime, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer felt that Newcastle would have been fuming had the late free-kick discovered the web, branding the choice ludicrous.
Lineker stated on The Relaxation is Soccer podcast: “It wasn’t nice. I assumed, truly, the primary half an hour was all proper. It was fairly end-to-end, and it had fairly a very good tempo to it. After which it simply sort of petered out to nothing. Are you aware what I used to be pondering? Alan’s going to do that podcast in a minute. Bournemouth are going to attain. You realize, proper close to the tip, they received a free kick on the sting of the field.
Shearer added: “Horrible resolution, the handball?
Lineker continued: “The handball. It was ludicrous, wasn’t it? And so they wouldn’t have been in a position to flip it over as a result of it was not a penalty. It was simply outdoors. And I used to be pondering, Alan’s going to go completely ballistic if this goes in. I imply, he blasted it at him from a few yard. He had his palms by his facet. It was simply ludicrous.
Shearer: “I might have advised you the place to go if that had gone in and we had have been overwhelmed 1-0. I simply wouldn’t have come on.”
In the meantime, Newcastle might want to increase their efficiency ranges in the event that they need to have a formidable season. They haven’t been at their finest going ahead, and they should begin creating extra alternatives in the event that they need to discover the again of the web recurrently.
