{"id":28479,"date":"2025-01-04T14:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T14:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=28479"},"modified":"2025-01-04T14:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T14:10:21","slug":"premier-league-explain-why-var-allowed-newcastle-controversial-goal-vs-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-explain-why-var-allowed-newcastle-controversial-goal-vs-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Release Statement Explaining Why VAR Allowed Newcastle&#8217;s Controversial Goal Vs Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Premier League have explained why Newcastle&#8217;s controversial opening goal against Tottenham was allowed to stand.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spurs got off to a brilliant start when Dominic Solanke broke the deadlock after just four minutes.<\/p>\n<p>However, controversy struck minutes later when Anthony Gordon&#8217;s equaliser was allowed to stand.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Gordon expertly equalises for Newcastle \ud83d\udcab<\/p>\n<p>2 goals in 7 minutes&#8230; \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tntsports<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/discoveryplusUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@discoveryplusUK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eazc7DMMJQ\">pic.twitter.com\/eazc7DMMJQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballontnt\/status\/1875522403532484867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Playing out from the back, a pass from Lucas Begvall richoted off Joelinton&#8217;s hand just moments before Gordon raced through and scored.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a check from VAR, the goal was given despite the ball clearly striking the Brazilian&#8217;s hand. And the Premier League have explained why the goal was given.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Vs Newcastle: Premier League Explain Why Anthony Gordon&#8217;s Controversial Goal Was Allowed<\/h2>\n<p>In a statement released shortly after the incident, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/teams-that-won-the-most-points-2024-arsenal\/\">Premier League<\/a> explained that the handball by Joelinton was accidental. With his arm by his side, VAR ruled there was no intent by Joelinton in the build-up to the goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The referee\u2019s call of goal was confirmed by VAR, who checked for a potential handball by Joelinton in the build-up and deemed that his arm was by his side, in a natural position and the contact was accidental,&#8221; a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PLMatchCentre\/status\/1875524541092671589\">Premier League Match Centre\u2019s X account<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should this have been called a handball on Joelinton in the build up to Newcastle&#39;s goal? \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HAvNDC08mH\">pic.twitter.com\/HAvNDC08mH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballontnt\/status\/1875524209092521992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on commentary, Ally McCoist backed VAR\u2019s decision, saying: &#8220;There\u2019s nothing Joelinton could do about it. His hand is completely down by his side and I\u2019m pleased they\u2019ve given the goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m thrilled about that because I thought they would have disallowed it but I think VAR has got that spot on there is nothing he could have done about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The game should continue, it did continue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/tottenham-vs-newcastle-united-f-c-stats\/\">Newcastle<\/a> got a deserved equaliser \u2013 great finish Anthony Gordon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Ange Postecoglou Left Fuming By Newcastle&#8217;s Controversial First Goal<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/tottenham-vs-newcastle-preview-prediction-team-news-confirmed-lineups\/\">Tottenham<\/a> boss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/tottenham-injury-update-udogie-hamstring\/\">Ange Postecoglou<\/a> cut an enraged figure on the sidelines in the aftermath of the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Bergvall and other Spurs players surrounded the referee in anger as VAR checked the incident.<\/p>\n<p>However, their protests were in vein with the goal allowed to stand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League have explained why Newcastle&#8217;s controversial opening goal against Tottenham was allowed to stand. 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