Newcastle 3 – Everton 2
Newcastle United came from 2-down to beat Everton at St James’ Park on Saturday.
How did Everton manage to throw this game away?
Marco Silva’s side were cruising at the break after goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison.
But Newcastle staged a remarkable second half turnaround.
Salomon Rondon started the fightback, while Ayoze Perez was the Newcastle hero with a late brace.
Ayoze Perez’s winner vs Everton shouldn’t have counted
There was just one big problem with Newcastle’s winner against Everton.
The goal should have been chalked off as several Newcastle players were caught offside in the build-up.
Newcastle’s third goal came followed a corner.
After Everton repelled the initial delivery, DeAndre Yedlin skewed a forward pass back into the Everton danger area.
Yet, when Yedlin connected with the ball, there were five Newcastle players in an offside position.
Incredibly the linesman kept his flag down.
Seconds later, Perez had the ball in Jordan Pickford’s net.
Five Newcastle players offside vs Everton
Five Newcastle players offside vs Everton (1)
Five Newcastle players offside vs Everton (2)
Marco Silva’s reaction
After the game, Everton manager Marco Silva raged about Newcastle’s winner:
When they scored the third goal it was a big mistake by the assistant, nothing more to say.
It was a clear offside. If you see the image it’s not just one player or two players in offside positions, there were five Newcastle players in the same line in offside positions. It was a clear offside, five players in offside positions.
If 2-2 for us at that moment was a big frustration, imagine when they scored the third goal in a clear offside position?
“I cannot understand.”
Marco Silva is not a happy man.#MOTD pic.twitter.com/kuN5ICVxsT
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) March 9, 2019
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