📸 Handball controversy! Should Newcastle's equaliser at Spurs have stood?

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Padraig Whelan·4 janvier 2025

📸 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.

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04/01/2025Fin du match

It came after an attempted pass from Lucas Bergvall in the build-up struck the hand of Magpies midfielder Joelinton.

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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
– samedi 4 janvier 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
– samedi 4 janvier 2025