📸 Handball controversy! Should Newcastle's equaliser at Spurs have stood?
Anthony Gordon's equaliser for Newcastle away to Tottenham on Saturday afternoon was not without its controversy.
It came after an attempted pass from Lucas Bergvall in the build-up struck the hand of Magpies midfielder Joelinton.
When the ball came Gordon's way, he made no mistake by rifling into the corner to make the score 1-1.
🤔 Should Newcastle's equaliser have been ruled out for this Joelinton handball?
The handball rule is in the mud...#NUFC | #THFC | #TOTNEW pic.twitter.com/a6OIIO6Bim— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) January 4, 2025
A justification for the reasoning behind the goal swiftly followed.
Joelinton handball was not deliberate, arm was in natural position & it did not lead immediately to goal. VAR protocol correct to allow goal to stand #nufc https://t.co/tmxb3DAAW8
— Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) January 4, 2025
But do you agree with it? Or should the goal have been ruled out?
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