Tammy Abraham went down in Newcastle’s penalty box in the 15′ after a very brash challenge from a Newcastle defender but play went on despite the challenge appearing like a clear penalty.
Once reviewed it’s seen that Lascelles got the ball first and it was a superb tackle. Abraham was receiving treatment for a few minutes before coming back onto the pitch and restarting play.
When back on the pitch he realised he could not play on and had to be subbed off for Olivier Giroud and pundits on Sky Sports feel like it was his own fault that he got injured.
In stead of lining up for a shot, Tammy is seen moving his leg into the path of Lascelles in an attempt to win a penalty for Chelsea but ended up twisting his ankle in the process.
🗣 "He's gone across because he wants that kick on him. It's an unnatural movement for him to try and win the penalty."@GNev2 thinks that Tammy Abraham would've won a penalty if he hadn't gone across to be kicked pic.twitter.com/h856F7pB3u
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 15, 2021
Did you see the challenge, do you agree with Gary Neville here on this one?