Former EPL referee reveals why penalty wasn't given vs Chelsea & how VAR got it wrong - Video

Former Premier League referee has been speaking on Sky Sports News this morning about THAT decision to deny Newcastle United a clear penalty during yesterday's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

According to his information, the matchday officials felt that Jacob Murphy went down too easily - suggesting the fall was exaggerated in an attempt to win a foul.

However, Gallagher has pointed out exactly why VAR should have asked the referee, David Coote, to take another look at the incident on the pitch-side monitor.

Why? Because Coote gave a corner, yet replays show that Trevoh Chalboah did NOT touch the ball.

As a result, Gallagher feels those at Stockley Park made a mistake not asking the referee to take another look - and, had they done so, he feels confident a spot kick would've been given.

Here's what he had to say when speaking on Sky Sports News this morning, with Gallagher, Sue Smith and Stephen Warnock all believing it was a stone-wall penalty:

A hugely frustrating error from VAR, who not only missed a clear and obvious penalty but also failed to punish Kai Havertz - the scorer of Chelsea's goal - for an extremely high elbow on Dan Burn.

I'm confident it won't cost us, as we anything but a side heading for relegation under Howe, yet that hasn't taken away the sheer frustration following a performance that deserved so much more.