'Don't bother calling in' - talkSPORT host astonished at Newcastle fan claim after Everton draw

Rory Jenning has been left astonished after a Newcastle United fan suggested Dominic Calvert-Lewin didn’t deserve a penalty in the clash between the Magpies and Everton.

Sean Dyche’s side played out a 0-0 draw with Eddie Howe’s Magpies at Goodison Park on Saturday (5 October) as Anthony Gordon saw a first-half penalty saved by Jordan Pickford.

The Toffees felt they deserved a penalty themselves when Dan Burn bundled into Calvert-Lewin in the penalty area and talkSPORT host Jennings was quick to ridicule one Newcastle fan who suggested it was a fair challenge.

Speaking on talkSPORT on Saturday (5 October, 20:45) the fan said: “I just wanted to go back to the penalty shout.

“I don’t want to dwell on it and when you’re saying it was a stonewall penalty and it was black and white, the only thing that was black and white was the Mags in the stadium.”

Jennings replied: “Wait, are you talking about Calvert-Lewin’s penalty here? You’re not going to say it wasn’t a penalty! Surely?”

The fan responded: “I am. I’m standing on business. It’s all about who owns that space. There’s an argument that Dan Burn owns that space at that moment in time.

“To say on one foot that’s going to be a stonewall penalty, I do not agree, especially with what he [Howard Webb] is trying to say moving forward. Just to reinforce that, Phil Jagielka said the same and he’s an Everton legend.”

Jennings hit back sarcastically saying: “Well if Phil Jagielka says it then how can we argue? There’s no debate anymore, don’t bother calling in, Phil Jagielka has spoken.

“I don’t care about directives and in this particular scenario, I don’t care about Phil Jagielka. There’s no way that Dominic Calvert-Lewin doesn’t deserve a penalty in that incident.

“You don’t need to hear the refereeing directives, you don’t need to hear what former Premier League defenders who have scored blinding goals at Anfield, you don’t need to know what they have to say about the issue.

“You just have to watch the incident, watch Dominic Calvert-Lewin pull his foot back. Watch him be a rizzler paper away from making contact with the ball and therefore securing his team a vital three points.

“He isn’t allowed to do that because clumsily, Dan Burn comes wading in.”

Should Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Everton had a penalty against Newcastle United?

Just when it felt like the Toffees’ luck had finally started to shift at Goodison Park, Dyche’s side have ended up on the wrong end of yet another contentious decision at a crucial stage of the game.

While some, like Jagielka, will suggest Burn was within his right to defend his space, the Newcastle man’s challenge was clumsy and gave the referee and the VAR a decision to make. Unfortunately, they went against the Blues again.

Hopefully, the Blues will find themselves on the right end of a couple more decisions after the international break. With a takeover looming on the horizon, there is a feeling of positivity off of the pitch that needs to be replicated on it.

Of course, in an ideal world, the Blues shouldn’t be relying on spot-kicks to find the net. But when Newcastle had been given a penalty on VAR review earlier in the game, it felt bizarre that this challenge wasn’t even checked.

In other Everton news, Jamie Carragher has torn into the Toffees after what they did to Anthony Gordon after the draw with Newcastle

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