Angry Eddie Howe claims officials denied Newcastle a ‘stonewall’ penalty

Eddie Howe said of the disputed decision: ‘When it went to VAR, I thought: “This is going to be overturned, it’s a clear error.”’ Photograph: George Wood/Getty Images

Eddie Howe accused Andy Madley of failing to award Newcastle a “stonewall” penalty as Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2. Newcastle have now dropped 13 points from winning positions this season, but their manager blamed the match officials rather than lax defending for this latest setback.

With the score 2-1, Trevoh Chalobah’s 54th-minute challenge on Anthony Gordon propelled the Newcastle player into the hoardings, but Madley declined to award a penalty, a decision endorsed by the video assistant referee.