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eddie howe was angry after newcastle He was denied a “clear-cut” penalty as Chelsea struggled to snatch a Premier League draw.
Referee Andy Madley rejected a spot-kick appeal for Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute challenge. Anthony Gordon And it was backed up by VAR Peter Banks, which left the Magpies head coach astonished.
Howe said: “Anywhere on the pitch, it’s a tremendous free-kick. When it went to VAR, I thought, ‘It’s going to be overturned, it’s a clear error.’ This is as clear a punishment as I’ve seen.
“The defender only focuses on the ant. They said it’s protecting, but I don’t agree with that analysis. I’m really disappointed that it wasn’t.”
Newcastle, very poor in the derby defeat at Sunderland last Sunday, came out of the blocks and went 2-0 up inside 20 minutes, Nick Volte scoring from close range after keeper Robert Sanchez blocked Anthony Gordon’s shot and then doubling his tally with a superb finish from a Gordon cross.
But in a classic game of two halves, Reece James’s 49th-minute free-kick pulled the visitors back into it and an improved second-half performance yielded a point when Joao Pedro took advantage of Malik Thiaw’s slip to level the scores with 24 minutes remaining.
Howe said: “It’s a huge disappointment for us. I’m really disappointed for the players. In my opinion, we deserved to win that game anyway.”
“The only real disappointment in the first half – because I think it’s the best we’ve played so far – is that we weren’t ahead.
“We had chances and we played with real energy, intensity and quality. It was great to see us create big moments in the penalty box. It’s a big disappointment that we couldn’t win the game despite the effort we put in.”
opposite number Enzo MarescaHowever, he felt it was his side that would have walked away with all the points after responding with immense character to adverse circumstances.
Maresca said: “I think after the first half, they definitely deserved to win the game. From my point of view, after the second half, we deserved to win the game. That’s my point of view.”
“After the second goal we scored, we had three or four clear chances to score another goal. They also had a chance [Harvey] Barnes – that’s the only one I remember as a real chance – but overall, I think the draw is right.
It has proved to be some interesting days for Maresca, who has been linked with a potential vacancy at Manchester City following Pep Guardiola’s departure and has also questioned the support he is receiving from the club.
However, when it was suggested that he had endured a difficult week, he said: “My last week hasn’t been complicated, it’s been good. We beat Everton, we beat Cardiff and we drew with Newcastle, so in terms of the results, I’m happy.
“Again, there are things we can definitely do better, but I think we’re going in the right direction.”