10 Refereeing Decisions That Totally Screwed Newcastle United
7. Phil Dowd Vs Arsenal (05.02.2011)
Scoreline: Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal Now, Phil Dowd may have got away with his next blunder as Newcastle managed to grab a fourth goal and therefore pull off one of the most sensational comebacks in Premier League history. But, what could have happened if the official had given Best's perfectly good goal and then Tiote's strike had been the winner? Well, we will never know due to Dowd's complete incompetence. Wojciech Szczesny palmed clear a header from Mike Williamson and Best tucked the ball home before seeing his shot disallowed for offside (incorrectly).
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