Newcastle captain 'fuming' with Jorginho over post-match antics
Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has criticised Arsenal counterpart Jorginho for refusing to shake hands following Saturday's Premier League clash .
The Magpies defeated the Gunners 1-0 at St James' Park in controversial circumstances after VAR ruled in favour of awarding Anthony Gordon's second-half winner.
VAR carried out three separate checks in order to approve the goal. The first was to see whether Joe Willock had managed to keep the ball in play after it appeared to have gone behind for a goal kick at certain angles, but there was insufficient proof that it completely crossed the white line.
The second check was for a foul by Joelinton on Gabriel Magalhaes after the former shoved the latter in the back to win a header which led to Gordon's finish. This subjective check ruled that a clear and obvious error had not been made by referee Stuart Attwell.
The final check was in regards to whether Gordon was standing in an offside position as he was beyond goalkeeper David Raya but seemingly behind the ball and Gabriel when Joelinton heads it across the six-yard box. Once again, a lack of insufficient evidence due to the lack of requisite camera angles ensured that the goal stood.
Saturday's match was a feisty affair, with both Kai Havertz and Bruno Guimaraes being spared red cards in the first half following brief VAR checks. Havertz had flown into a challenge on Sean Longstaff and was only shown a yellow card despite Newcastle's protests, while Guimaraes smashed the back of Jorginho's head with his forearm, but both were spared dismissals.
Jorginho then refused to shake the hands of some opposition players post-match, while most of Arsenal's players made quick getaways back down the tunnel.
When asked if he was
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