Angry Eddie Howe claims officials denied Newcastle a stonewall' penalty

"Anywhere else on the pitch that is a blatant free-kick. I thought it would be overturned. The defender only focuses on Anthony. [VAR] said it was shielding. I don't agree with that. I think the player has gone into Anthony aggressively, too aggressively, so I think it's a stonewall. The defender's only looking at Anthony, not the ball. It was the wrong decision."

"It's difficult because we played so well, he said. It was an outstanding performance, especially in the first half. It was a reminder of how good we can be. It's further evidence that we're improving. Dropping two points is painful, but this was further evidence that we're moving in the right direction."

"After the first half Newcastle deserved to win, but, after the second half, we deserved to win, he said. After our second goal we had three or four clear chances to score and they had one. But overall, a draw is correct. It's not easy to come back from 2-0 d"

Newcastle surrendered a 2-0 lead as Chelsea recovered to draw 2-2. Newcastle have dropped 13 points from winning positions this season. Trevoh Chalobah's 54th-minute challenge on Anthony Gordon struck the Newcastle player and was not given as a penalty by referee Andy Madley, a decision that VAR upheld. Eddie Howe described the incident as a clear error and a stonewall penalty. Newcastle scored through two early Nick Woltemade goals. Chelsea responded with goals from Reece James and Joao Pedro. Chelsea's manager said both halves justified their respective teams' claims and considered the draw correct.

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