Eddie Howe has admitted he didn’t expect Liverpool’s match-winning goal against Newcastle United to be disallowed despite controversy in the build-up.
Fabian Schar was left injured by a fierce tackle by James Milner, with the Reds playing on as Jordan Henderson picked out Naby Keita, who played a one-two with Diogo Jota before rounding Martin Dubravka and scoring the opening goal.
Newcastle fans were left angered by the decision and booed Andre Marriner for allowing play to go on, despite replays showing Milner had won the ball cleanly. But with Schar remaining down injured, and leaving a gap in defence as a result, Howe was left rueing the decisive incident at St. James’ Park.
