Anthony Gordon penalty incident at Old Trafford – Premier League panel to make decision

Anthony Gordon scored at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening.

However, it was an incident where he was denied a scoring opportunity that made headlines.

In the first-half incident, Anthony Gordon ran into the penalty area and just as he was about to shoot, Gordon was challenged from behind by Sofyan Amrabat.

The on-field referee (Robert Jones) did not award a penalty and the VAR (Jarred Gillett) did not ask him to watch a replay on the pitchside television monitor.

Anthony Gordon and his team-mates were amazed that nothing was given, as were the Newcastle United fans who were not at the game who saw the replays and clearly Amrabat brought down the NUFC player from behind and put his studs on Gordon’s Achilles tendon hit.

Clearly a Stonewall penalty and we all saw Anthony Gordon’s tattered sock as further proof.

Now an official Premier League panel has taken a look…

BBC Sport report – May 18, 2024:

“The referee was right not to award Newcastle a penalty in Wednesday’s defeat to Manchester United,” an independent panel says.

Sofyan Amrabat stepped on the heels of Magpies winger Anthony Gordon as he ran into the box late in the first half to give United a 1-0 lead.

The hosts went on to win 3-2 and the incident, which Gordon said was “a clear penalty”, has now been reviewed by the Premier League’s Key Match Incident Panel.

In the ruling, seen by BBC Sport, one panellist felt that “the defender’s left foot obstructs the attacker on the back of his heel” and that this was enough to warrant a penalty.

However, the other four panelists disagreed and the non-intervention of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was unanimously supported.”

If you thought it was unbelievable that the punishment wasn’t given that night, then this is a whole other level.

You can’t imagine such a clear penalty when an attacking player is brought down from behind.

While the Premier League panel is anonymous, there are unconfirmed rumors that it operates under the codenames Ferguson, Cantona, Beckham and Keane…

Manchester United 3 Newcastle United 2 – Wednesday May 15, 8pm

Mainoo 31, Amad 57, Hojlund 84

(Halftime stats in parentheses)

possession was Man U 45% Newcastle 55%

Total Shots were man U17 Newcastle 21

Shots on target were Man U 8 Newcastle 8

corners were Man U 9 Newcastle 9

Dubravka, Trippier (Schar 63), Krafth, Burn, Hall, Longstaff (Barnes 77), Bruno, Anderson (Joelinton 62), J Murphy (Almiron 62), Gordon, Isak

Pope, Dummett, Ritchie, White, A Murphy

(Match report – Please no giving away goals and please no referee or VAR shockers – That’s all I ask… Read HERE)

(Why didn’t Sky Sports have Sir Alex Ferguson too… or was he on VAR duty? Read HERE)

(Manchester United 3 Newcastle United 2 – Immediate reaction from Newcastle fans/writers – Read HERE)

(Manchester United 3 Newcastle United 2 – Shocking VAR decision rejects NUFC – Read HERE)

Sunday May 19, 2024 – Brentford vs Newcastle (4 p.m.)

Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Tottenham v Newcastle (at the MCG – Melbourne Cricket Ground)