Eddie Howe had to stop himself from getting into 'trouble' after the Newcastle United head coach slammed the officials' 'ridiculous' decision not to take another look at Jacob Murphy's penalty appeal in the defeat against Chelsea.
With the score still goalless, in the 57th minute, Murphy went down inside the area after Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah pulled his shirt. However, referee David Coote decided to give a corner kick rather than a penalty kick.
Howe felt it was a penalty at the time and the Newcastle boss was even more certain after watching a replay of the incident because Chalobah had 'ripped Murph's shirt off his back'. Howe was aghast that video assistant referee John Brooks did not instruct Coote to take another look on the pitchside monitor and thought the incident made a 'mockery of VAR'.
