'Everyone knows it': Sean Dyche left baffled as Everton denied penalty against Newcastle
Sean Dyche struggled to hide his frustration after Everton were controversially denied a penalty in their 0-0 draw with Newcastle.
It was the Magpies who had the chance to score from the penalty spot in the first half when James Tarkowski He grabbed Sandro Tonali and knocked him down in the area.
Antonio Gordon took a step forward, but saw his penalty saved by Jordan Pickford, leading to wild scenes of celebrations of the Everton fans and Abdoulaye Doucoure.
Going into the second half, Everton called for a penalty with Dominic Calvert-Lewin going down after a collision with Dan Burn.
The Premier League match center clarified the decision not to penalize the Toffees, saying: “The referee's decision not to penalize the tackle between Calvert-Lewin and Burn is reviewed and confirmed by VAR, considering that Calvert-Lewin kicked the back.” of Burn's leg.”
But responding to the decision post-match, Dyche made it clear he was not happy.
Speaking to Sky Sports about the Newcastle penalty, Dyche said: “I haven't really spoken to him about it properly, but you can't take people to the ground like that, we know that.
“Jordan did very well and did his homework with a good save.
“So we didn't get one. Everyone knows our record of not taking penalties and we haven't taken any again, so that frustrates us.
“He's trying to spike the ball; the ball is there to be spiked and he is trying to spike it and a player interrupts the ball.
“Let's put it this way – an easy way for people who want to listen – if that's in the middle of the field, do you think it's considered a foul?
“Because I think everyone would say absolutely, 100 percent, but we can't take penalties, we know that. We hope to move forward.
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“They didn't take a look at it, which is frustrating. You go to the little screen, I don't know why and everyone knows what is going to happen, you give it to him and he did it.
“However, it was a penalty because you can't do that in the box.”
With one win to their name, Everton sit in 16th position in the Premier League table.
Their next clash is a trip to face Ipswich Town on Saturday 19 October.
