Chai! Wetin we go call dis one na football politics or wetin? Newcastle and Chelsea game don turn wahala after dem no gree give Newcastle penalty for one serious challenge wey Chalobah do on Gordon. Every football lover dey yarn about am, as Newcastle fans dey vex say dem miss stonewall penalty.
Eddie Howe, di Newcastle manager, no fit contain im anger as dem no give am penalty. Dem lead 2-1 before Chalobah react like say na film him dey act. Howe talk say anywhere for di pitch, na free-kick for wetin Chalobah do. He call am stonewall penalty and dey vex say referee no reason am well even after VAR check.
For di 55th minute, as di ball dey enter Chelsea penalty area, Chalobah and Gordon clash. Chalobah no touch di ball at all, just dive on top Gordon like say he wan catch fish. But di referee Andy Madley, no gree give penalty, he sabi dat one clear foul no be wetin make sense as far as he sighted am.
VAR referee Peter Bankes check am but dem still no change di referee’s mind. Na so e dey be, VAR no wan change di original decision wey bi ‘no penalty’. Howe dey reason say dis na clear error and dem really for check am again. Na big mistake dem do, and im dey feel say dem let dem side down.
Howe wey dey under pressure sabi say his team don drop 13 points from winning position dis season, you fit imagine di kind effects for morale. Even former goalkeeper Shay Given don join di noise, him talk say Chalobah no play di ball and dat foul wey him do pass shoulder to shoulder. Dem say na shielding action but come on! Wetin dis one mean if na for any other place on di pitch, na free kick be dat.
Former Premiership striker come talk say Chalobah dey extremely lucky for di call wey VAR make. Football na game of inches, and if dem suppose give penalty, dem no suppose shy away. Chalobah take risk, and e no need go overboard like dat. He try cover di ball but dey no clear, dem just dey ginger di matter.
Overall, di match end as 2-2 draw, and Chelsea say dem come back from 2-0 down no be beans o. Dem manager Enzo Maresca talk say after di first half, dem fit win di game but as di second half show, na so dem feel say dem carry di game back. Na so football be, sometimes e fit dey sweet, sometimes e go dey bitter.
Nah we go check jara for di next matches. Howe dey dey hope say dis kind wahala no go happen again, as e don break im heart. Fans dey vex, players dey tire, and everybody just dey wonder when dem go finally see di right decision for football.
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