‘is what people said about him’- Eddie Howe blames one Chelsea man for Newcastle defeat ‘Not Mudryk’
A lack of VAR may have come to Chelsea’s rescue as they beat Newcastle United on penalties in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge.
Newcastle United suffered late heartbreak in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Chelsea on Tuesday night.
Mykhailo Mudryk scored a 92nd minute equaliser to cancel out Callum Wilson’s first-half opener and force penalties. Chelsea went on to win 4-2 on penalties to progress to the final four.
But a question asked to Newcastle boss Eddie Howe at full-time was about some potential red card decisions that went against his side. In the opening minutes of the match, Moises Caicedo was shown a yellow card by referee Jarred Gillett for a cynical foul on Anthony Gordon.
The Chelsea midfielder’s studs connected with the back of Gordon’s calf with the Newcastle winger later withdrawn in the second half.
With no VAR in place in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, there was no review of the incident. There were also further potential red card decisions to be made later in the game with Levi Colwill connecting with Emil Krafth’s shin, forcing the right-back off at half-time.
When asked if he thought Caicedo should have been sent off, Howe said: “I’ve only seen it live. I’m going on what other people have said and they said it should be a red card.”
“It’s a very painful moment for us [to be knocked out],” Howe added. “We’ll just have to accept it, digest it very quickly because we go back to the Premier League and go to Luton. That will be an emotional game.”