Jamie Redknapp slammed 'diabolical' refereeing after Newcastle were denied a 'blatant' penalty against Chelsea.
Jacob Murphy went down in the penalty area under the challenge from Trevoh Chalobah, who had hold of his shirt before clipping his leg as he stretched to reach the ball with his toe.
Referee David Coote was unmoved, with Murphy and his Newcastle team-mates incensed on Sunday.
The incident was checked by VAR, who did not think it warranted any further action because it was not a 'clear and obvious error'.
Sky Sports pundit Redknapp said: 'It’s diabolical refereeing because if you’re not sure you’ve got the luxury of VAR.