Eddie Howe: Newcastle seeking PGMOL clarification on Chelsea penalty incident
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Eddie Howe: Newcastle seeking PGMOL clarification on Chelsea penalty incident
"Yes, 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. I wouldn't want to train them to deliver that kind of challenges 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'd say we have been inconsistent at times our away form early in the season, although we were very good defensively, certainly in terms of our attacking output, we were way below the level we can. I'd say that has steadily improved. So the challenge is to hit those levels [performance against Everton away] that we know we are capable of home and away. I believe we can do it. I believe the confidence is re"
The club have written to the PGMOL seeking clarification after a late penalty appeal was denied in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea. Newcastle took a 2-0 lead through a Nick Woltemade brace before Chelsea recovered. The incident involved Anthony Gordon and Trevoh Chalobah racing for the ball inside the Chelsea box, with Chalobah appearing to barge into Gordon while shielding the ball despite not being near it. The club regard the challenge as a clear penalty after review and want to understand the officials' thought process. The team reports improving attacking output and growing confidence despite earlier inconsistency, aiming for consistent home and away performances.
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