Overview
- The Premier League Match Centre said VAR checked the build-up and confirmed both Bruno Guimaraes and Harvey Barnes were onside and that there was no foul on Gianluigi Donnarumma before the decisive goal.
- Ruben Dias urged PGMOL to clarify the rules in a Sky Sports interview, questioning why contact on the goalkeeper was allowed on Newcastle’s winner.
- Pep Guardiola confronted referee Sam Barrott on the pitch and later said “everything is fine,” after City also saw a first-half Phil Foden penalty appeal rejected on VAR review.
- The loss was City’s fourth in the league and left them third in the table, four points behind Arsenal with the leaders able to extend the gap later on Sunday.
- Analyst Alan Shearer said there was nothing wrong with the goal and argued City’s bigger issue was defensive vulnerability given the volume of chances they conceded.