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Anthony Gordon’s purple card in opposition to Brighton has been slammed by pundits as Newcastle United whimper out of the FA Cup.
The previous Everton winger will now miss the Carabao Cup ultimate in opposition to Liverpool and Premier League video games in opposition to West Ham United and Brentford as he serves his three-match suspension for violent conduct.
The 24-year-old, maybe pissed off with one other shoddy efficiency, had a “second of insanity” when he lashed out and shoved Jan Paul van Hecke within the face late on earlier than Danny Welbeck despatched the Seagulls by way of to the quarter-finals in additional time.
Gordon has been criticised for his actions in opposition to Brighton on each BBC tv and radio alike by a pair of England internationals.
Paul Robinson and Danny Murphy each spoke on the incident that has removed from helped Newcastle to assemble momentum forward of a crunch interval within the season with Eddie Howe’s aspect embroiled in competitors for a Champions League spot.
“Petulance, that’s all it was,” stated BBC Radio 5 Stay pundit and 41-capped goalkeeper Robinson. “Anthony Gordon felt exhausting executed by that he didn’t get a penalty [earlier on]. That movement is what the referee has seen. It’s silly from Anthony Gordon.
“He is aware of he can’t get there and he has run into Van Hecke with two arms. It seemed like frustration to me. He has pushed the Brighton defender with power.”
Talking on BBC One, Danny Murphy added: “It was a second of insanity as a result of the whistle had already gone [for offside] which he clearly heard. The whistle’s gone and he simply lashes out.”
It’s exhausting to disagree with both, it seemed a purple on preliminary viewing and additional angles hardly flatter Gordon. Newcastle are ‘contemplating’ an attraction, however it’s exhausting to justify the wingers motion no matter his intent.
Newcastle being with out considered one of their star males within the method to a pivotal a part of the season, with Lewis Corridor and Sven Botman already absent from the matchday squad on Sunday, was unsurprisingly a focus for the press post-match.
Gordon’s gaffer got here to his defence, with the Magpies supervisor describing his behaviour as uncharacteristic. “He performs exhausting – I need him to play exhausting,” stated Howe. “I need him to be aggressive, however I don’t see a problem there at this second.
“I feel it could be very out of context with how he’s typically, perhaps a little bit of frustration within the sport that issues weren’t going our manner, however I’d say that’s not a typical sight for me when Anthony performs.”
