Jamie Redknapp says Newcastle United were the victims of a 'diabolical' decision in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Magpies had strong claims for a spot-kick turned down when Jacob Murphy appeared to be fouled in the box by Trevoh Chalobah.
Referee David Coote was unmoved by the appeals, and VAR failed to recommend he take a second look. The incident came after Kai Havertz was only shown a yellow card for an elbow on Newcastle defender Dan Burn in the first half, with the German later going on to score the only goal of the game.
United head coach Eddie Howe was furious the officials did not refer the penalty incident to VAR. And analysing the game for Sky Sports, Redknapp and former Manchester City defender Micah Richards, felt the Magpies had been hard done by.
