Alan Shearer delivers honest verdict on Newcastle’s penalty against Wolves

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There were some contentious decisions as Newcastle United drew 2-2 with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday evening.

Callum Wilson scored two goals in the first half for the Magpies, taking his season tally to seven – equalling the injured Alexander Isak‘s record and joining him at the top of the charts.

However, there were question marks surrounding both of his goals at Molineux.

The first was a clever overhead kick, which came after an error from Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa. The Portuguese stopper rushed out to claim an Anthony Gordon cross, but failed to catch it.

The lose ball then fell to Wilson, whose initial effort was blocked on the line. However, he was able to loop the rebound into the back of the net with his back to goal to give Newcastle the lead.

It was a clever finish from the 31-year-old, but there were complaints from Wolves that Sa had been fouled.

But replays suggested that it was simply a mistake from the 30-year-old, with Toon legend Alan Shearer adamant that it was ‘never a foul‘ as he commented on the incident on Twitter.

However, Shearer was much more sympathetic towards Wolves when it came to Newcastle’s second goal.

Shearer does not think Newcastle deserved penalty against Wolves

Wilson’s second was a penalty, after Hwang Hee-Chan fouled Fabian Schar in the box. The referee immediately pointed to the spot, but there was a lengthy VAR check to determine whether or not he made the correct decision.

Replays appeared to suggest there was limited contact, but the on-field decision stood and Wilson got the chance to put Newcastle back in front after Mario Lemina’s equaliser.

While Shearer will have been delighted to see Wilson score, he did admit that the officials made a mistake.

Following the incident, he posted on X (formerly known as Twitter): “Not a pen for me.”

Shearer is right about Newcastle penalty decision

While the decision benefitted Newcastle, it is difficult to argue that the penalty should have stood.

The contact appeared to minimal, and certainly not enough to send Schar tumbling to the ground.

Eddie Howe’s side received a huge slice of luck on the brink of half time, but it wasn’t enough to give Newcastle all three points away from home.

Wolves have every right to feel aggrieved, because there is no doubt that the Toon Army would be absolutely furious if that decision had gone against Newcastle.