"Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said his side were denied a "stonewall" penalty in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea - so, does he have a point? Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah barged Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon to the ground inside the penalty area in the 53rd minute at St James' Park. Howe and the home fans demanded a penalty but, following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review, the on-field decision not to award a penalty was upheld."
"Clarifying the decision, the Premier League Match Centre wrote on X: "The referee's call of no penalty to Newcastle was checked and confirmed by VAR - with the contact from Chalobah on Gordon deemed to be side-to-side in a shielding action and the ball within playing distance." Howe, whose side have dropped a league-high 13 points from winning positions, said: "I thought it was stonewall penalty and the defender went into it with too much aggression.""
""Chalobah didn't play the ball and I felt it was more than just shoulder to shoulder. "I felt at least the referee could have a look at it again. I think the wording from the match centre was it was shielding the ball out of play - but Chalobah definitely wasn't shielding anything and so, for me, Chelsea were lucky there.""
Newcastle drew 2-2 with Chelsea after Trevoh Chalobah barged Anthony Gordon to the ground in the penalty area in the 53rd minute at St James' Park. The on-field referee did not award a penalty and VAR confirmed that decision, stating the contact was side-to-side in a shielding action and the ball remained within playing distance. Eddie Howe described the incident as a "stonewall" penalty and voiced strong disappointment. Former players Shay Given and Ally McCoist supported Howe's view, saying Chalobah did not play the ball and expressing surprise that the on-field referee was not sent to the pitchside monitor. Newcastle dropped points from a winning position.
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