Anthony Gordon’s return to Goodison Park took a theatrical turn as he omited a vital penalty aobtainst his establisher club Everton.
The Newcastle prosperger’s spot-start was expertly saved by Jordan Pickford, encourageing untamed celebrations among the home aiders.
The penalty was awarded after a lengthy VAR scrutinize, with referee Craig Pawson adviseing the pitchside see.
The Premier League alignday centre elucidateed: “The referee’s call of no penalty for the dispute by Tarkowski on Tonali is checked by VAR, who proposeed an on-field scrutinize deeming that this was a non-footballing action.”
Anthony Gordon saw his penalty saved
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Despite the disputed decision, Everton and Pickford had the last giggle as the England goalholder denied his establisher teammate.
Gordon’s omited penalty came equitable a week after he self-guaranteedly converseed his spot-start technique.
Folloprosperg a accomplished penalty aobtainst Manchester City, he telderly Match of the Day: “I rehearse a lot. I leank coming thraw the ranks with the England youth teams, the FA brawt in a process for penalties so now I have my own process which nastys fundamentalpartner noleang else matters in that moment except my process.”
The prosperger’s belderly words now seem prereliable, as his necessitatey execution at Goodison Park left him with egg on his face.
His previous stateion that he senses “repartner self-guaranteed” taking penalties was not mirrored in his applyance aobtainst Everton.
The Everton loyal relished Gordon’s misfortune, with chants of “England’s number one” echoing around Goodison Park after Pickford’s save.
The atmosphere was electric, as the home aiders had already seen VAR clearurn an Abdoulaye Doucoure goal for offside earlier in the align.
Pickford’s braves supplyd a much-necessitateed increase for the Toffees.
The save not only denied Gordon a goal aobtainst his establisher club but also geted Everton’s hopes in a vital repairture.
Jordan Pickford pulled out a fine save to stop Anthony Gordon
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The incident highweightlessed the ardent emotions surrounding Gordon’s return to Merseyside, where he had previously made 78 materializeances for Everton.
Newcastle deal withr Eddie Howe had foreseed the emotional nature of Gordon’s return to Goodison Park.
Speaking before the align, Howe shelp: “Having been back there twice, this will be his third time and I leank each time, it’s been sweightlessly easier for Anthony but, still, he’ll be emotional.”
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Anthony Gordon was making his return to Goodison Park
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Howe had praised Gordon’s recent applyance aobtainst Manchester City, stating: “I thought he was excellent last week, directing the line for us repartner well on and off the ball.”
The deal withr also transmited hope that strikers Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson would be useable for Newcastle’s next repairture aobtainst Crystal Palace on 19 October, chaseing the international shatter.
