""Anywhere else on the pitch, that's a blatant free-kick,""
""When it went to VAR, I thought, 'This is going to be overturned, it's a clear error.' It's as clear a penalty as I've seen. The defender only focuses on Ant. They said it's shielding, but I don't agree with that analysis. I'm really disappointed that wasn't given.""
Newcastle raced into a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes through Nick Woltemade, dominating the first half with seven shots, five on target, six big chances and 1.97 xG to Chelsea's 0.24. Chelsea rallied after the break as Reece James scored a free-kick and Joao Pedro levelled in the 66th minute. A 53rd-minute Trevoh Chalobah challenge on Anthony Gordon in the box went unpunished by referee Andy Madley and was not overturned by VAR. Eddie Howe labelled the non-call a clear error and expressed deep disappointment that the incident was not given as a penalty.
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