Premier League explain why Dominic Calvert-Lewin was not given Everton penalty against Newcastle

Premier League explain why Dominic Calvert-Lewin was not given Everton penalty against Newcastle

Dominic Calvert-Lewin was denied a penalty after clashing with Dan Burn in the Newcastle area

Players, including Newcastle United's English defender #33 Dan Burn (2L), remonstrate with Referee Craig Pawson during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Newcastle United at Goodison Park

The Premier League have released the reasons why Dominic Calvert-Lewin was not awarded a penalty in the second half of Everton's clash with Newcastle at Goodison Park. The Blues forwarded tested Nick Pope with a low effort but clashed with Dan Burn as he tried to turn home the rebound.

But after a tangle of legs, Calvert-Lewin was left in a heap and appealing for an Everton penalty, only to see referee Craig Pawson wave away his appeals before VAR checked and confirmed the on-field decision.

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The Premier League would later confirm why the call was made on their X account, reasoning that Calvert-Lewin made contact with Burn and not the other way around.

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A tweet read: "The referee’s call of no penalty for the challenge between Calvert-Lewin and Burn is checked and confirmed by VAR - deeming that Calvert-Lewin kicked the back of Burn’s leg."

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Speaking on commentary, Jamie Carragher initially expressed his shock that Pawson didn't immediately give the penalty before backtracking and admitting the officials got the decision right.

The call came after Everton were punished for a foul by James Tarkowski earlier in the game, the central defender dragging down Sandro Tonali before a spot-kick was awarded after a VAR review.

Jordan Pickford would save Anthony Gordon's spot-kick to wild celebrations at Goodison Park.

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