{"id":295670,"date":"2023-10-28T20:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T20:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295670"},"modified":"2023-10-28T20:24:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T20:24:57","slug":"gary-oneil-insists-newcastles-second-goal-was-never-a-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/gary-oneil-insists-newcastles-second-goal-was-never-a-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary O'Neil insists Newcastle's second goal was 'never a penalty'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gary O’Neil lamented the referee’s decision to award Newcastle a penalty on the brink of half-time as his side came from behind twice to secure a point on Saturday.<\/p>\n
After a frenetic start, the visitors drew first blood at Molineux with Callum Wilson latching on to a mistake from Jose Sa to fire his side into the lead.<\/p>\n
Wolves remained in the game though, and Mario Lemina netted his first goal for the club from a corner to equalise after 36 minutes.<\/p>\n
With the game approaching the interval, referee Anthony Taylor would controversially point to the spot after Hwang Hee-chan brought down Fabian Schar whilst attempting to clear.<\/p>\n
A VAR check ensued, but the decision stood\u00a0and Wilson maintained his side’s hot streak from twelve yards to restore their lead on the brink of half-time.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gary O’Neil lamented the decision to award a penalty against his side as they drew 2-2 with Newcastle<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot after Hwang Hee-chan caught Fabian Schar<\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Speaking on the incident following the game O’Neil insisted the he couldn’t understand why VAR had not overturned the referee’s decision.<\/p>\n ‘[Newcastle’s] second goal was never ever a penalty, ever.’ He told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n ‘It was a terrible decision on-field and from VAR [but] we managed to bounce back.\u00a0<\/p>\n The hosts came out of the traps firing on all cylinders in the second-half, and Hwang atoned for his earlier error by latching on to a great run from Tote Gomes to fire home from close range.<\/p>\n O’Neil added that he was proud of his side’s performance as they extended their unbeaten streak in the Premier League to five games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n O’Neil insisted that the contact was ‘never ever a penalty’ as Callum Wilson put the Magpies back in the lead<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But the Wolves boss praised his team’s performance as they came from behind in the second half to secure a point<\/p>\n ‘I thought we were the most likely [to win], I thought in the second-half we had control.’ O’Neil added.<\/p>\n ‘They had a few set plays towards the end but for the boys to put in a performance like that against a Champions League team that I saw pull apart PSG not too long ago is a big effort from them.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘So, it’s a good point but you feel that if a few things had just gone our way we were value for three.’\u00a0<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n