da premier bet: Newcastle United fans were left in disagreement after their 2-1 defeat to Everton on Saturday.
da poker: A brace from Dominic Calvert-Lewin handed Carlo Ancelotti’s side three points at St James’ Park, despite Fabian Schar’s goal.
And supporters were torn over the reasons behind their loss.
Some, indeed, felt that the referee, Lee Mason, was to blame, with Andy Carroll’s first-half goal ruled out for offside, while he also had a penalty shout turned down.
However, others were less keen to pin their troubles on the man in black, insisting that they did not deserve to turn over the Toffees and take all three points.
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Per WhoScored, Everton had 57.7% possession and also had 22 shots on goal to Newcastle’s 20. Nine were on target, to the home side’s five.
Everton also had more corners and won more tackles.
And a selection of fans believe that the result came down to a lack of depth in the squad, with few creative players in reserve.
Indeed, Newcastle have a number of tough games coming up as 2020 approaches; they face Leicester City on New Year’s Day before league clashes with Wolves, Chelsea and their return clash with Everton.
They need to get back to winning ways soon.
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