{"id":296268,"date":"2023-11-04T19:27:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T19:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=296268"},"modified":"2023-11-04T19:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T19:27:45","slug":"arsenals-havertz-gets-three-newcastle-stars-booked-with-foul-to-shut-up-neville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/arsenals-havertz-gets-three-newcastle-stars-booked-with-foul-to-shut-up-neville\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal’s Havertz gets three Newcastle stars booked with foul to shut up Neville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arsenal star Kai Havertz was fortunate not to have been shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge during his side\u2019s clash with Newcastle. The midfielder jumped into a crunching tackle on Sean Longstaff but VAR agreed with the on-field decision that the foul only justified a yellow card.<\/p>\n

Tempers threatened to boil over on numerous occasions during the opening half an hour at St James\u2019 Park, with both clubs desperate to lay down a marker and secure all three points. Havertz\u2019s rash tackle on Longstaff then saw the two outfits clash on the touchline, leaving Gary Neville stunned whilst on commentary duty for Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

The ex-Chelsea midfielder flew into his tackle on Longstaff deep in the Newcastle half, prompting players from both clubs to race to the scene. Neville said: \u201cWell what is he doing? Arsenal have complete control of the game, now it\u2019s all boiling over and that is a stupid, stupid challenge. I think it was dangerous rather than reckless.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, after the aftermath unfolded, Neville was forced to backtrack on his word due to the protests from Newcastle players that saw referee Stuart Atwell dish out three yellow cards. Anthony Gordon was booked due to his role in the post-tackle quarrelling, with Longstaff then shown a yellow card for questioning why Havertz was not given a red card.<\/p>\n

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Magpies defender Fabian Schar was furious that his teammate was booked for his protests, which then led to the Switzerland international completing the hat-trick of yellow cards.<\/p>\n

Neville joked: \u201cTo be fair to him, he\u2019s managed to get three Newcastle players booked here, hasn\u2019t he? Gordon there, now Longstaff and then Schar – I take it all back, he\u2019s actually done quite well there Havertz! Maybe he should do that more often!\u201d<\/p>\n