Everton fans were certainly not best pleased with Craig Pawson’s decision not to award a penalty against Newcastle, and Howard Webb has now given his opinion on the matter.
Sean Dyche had some Everton fans calling for him to be sacked not too long ago and now he heads into the International Championship with four points from two games.
Newcastle traveled to Goodison Park on Sunday in what proved to be a highly controversial encounter, with two incidents mentioned afterwards.
One involved a penalty not awarded to Everton after Dominic Calvert-Lewin appeared to be tripped by Dan Burn, which left Stephen Warnock shocked it was not awarded by VAR.
The other involved James Tarkowski and Sandro Tonali, with Ben Foster claiming VAR’s decision not to award a penalty was ridiculous.
Now Howard Webb has given his verdict on the Dominic Calvert-Lewin incident.
Howard Webb talks about the Dominic Calvert-Lewin penalty incident during Everton v Newcastle
Dominic Calvert-Lewin wasn’t too happy with Craig Pawson and VAR’s decision not to award him a penalty as he said he was going to put the ball in the net.
Now Howard Webb has given his verdict on the incident, siding with Craig Pawson and VAR.
a normal encounter between the two players and good judgment on the field.”
Everton fans will feel hard done by Howard Webb’s verdict
It is clear that the majority of Everton fans were in agreement that it should have been a penalty.
In a panic, Dan Burn tries to bring down Dominic Calvert-Lewin by putting his leg and body inside the Everton player to block the Englishman’s swinging leg.
He kicks the back of Burns’ leg, according to Webb, but the Newcastle player appears to be deliberately pushing his leg and body sideways towards the Everton striker as he shoots on the line.
It’s awkward to say the least, but it’s what will divide opinion.
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