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Newcastle star Joelinton incredibly escapes red card after wiping out Bournemouth keeper with ‘WWE move’
Eddie Howe had his say on incident and made huge promise
NEWCASTLE star Joelinton escaped a red card after wiping out Bournemouth’s goalkeeper with a “WWE move.”
The Brazilian rode his luck in Sunday’s game on the south coast, with the match ending 1-1 in controversial circumstances.
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Bournemouth VERY unlucky... I have NO IDEA how VAR ruled out Ouattara's winner, says Mark Halsey
BOURNEMOUTH can feel very unlucky after Dango Ouattara had an injury-time winner ruled out for handball, says former referee Mark Halsey.
I felt this was a good goal with the ball coming off the upper part of Ouattara’s shoulder rather than his arm.
Referee David Coote awarded the goal and I don’t know why VAR Tim Robinson intervened. Was it a clear and obvious error? No.
I thought Howard Webb stated VARs would not get involved unnecessarily.
It’s a subjective decision and I cannot understand why the Premier League said the handball was factual.
I can fully understand Andoni Iraola’s frustrations.
Newcastle’s Joelinton was a lucky boy not to be red carded for grabbing Cherries goalkeeper Neto around the neck.
You could argue it was either violent conduct and/or endangering a player’s safety with excessive force.
Bournemouth took a 37th minute lead at home through Marcus Tavernier.
But Newcastle dug deep and got back in the game with 15 minutes remaining thanks to Anthony Gordon’s leveller.
Dango Outtara then looked to have netted a 92nd minute winner for the hosts.
However, his effort was ruled out by VAR for handball despite the ball appearing to come off his shoulder.
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And Newcastle rode their luck even further when Joelinton avoided a red card for a bizarre challenge on Cherries stopper Neto.
The Brazilian goalie rushed out of his box to collect a Toon cross and start a last-gasp counter attack.
But before he got the chance to throw the ball, compatriot Joelinton entered the fray.
The midfielder blocked off Neto from moving while wrapping his arm around the Bournemouth star’s neck.
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Joelinton then threw Neto to the ground to stop play entirely while sprinting back towards his own half.
And the raucous move prompted an outcry from home supporters.
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However, referee David Coote did not see anything too wrong with Joelinton’s outrageous foul and did not punish him for the move.
But fans quickly reacted on social media to the incident.
One said: “That was a red card for Joelinton.”
Another declared: “Joelinton to WWE, here we go.”
One noted: “Almost definitely a red.”
Another added: “That challenge is a shocker.”
Eddie Howe admitted after the final whistle that he would have a word with Joelinton about the “reckless move.”
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He said: “It was probably a little bit reckless, you can see what he was trying to do but you can’t go near the head area.
“That’s something we will talk to him about.”
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