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title: "‘Shouldn’t Have Been a Penalty’: Football Fans React to Everton’s Defeat at Newcastle"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Jones"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2020-11-02T15:30:11Z"
modified: "2020-11-02T15:30:11Z"
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# ‘Shouldn’t Have Been a Penalty’: Football Fans React to Everton’s Defeat at Newcastle

[Everton](https://readeverton.com/2020/10/30/liverpool-goalkeeper-hits-out-at-everton-counterpart-for-lunge/)’s 2-1 defeat away to Newcastle threw up some major changes in Carlo Ancelotti’s approach, much to the surprise of football fans from all corners.

There were some [key changes in personnel](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/nov/01/newcastle-everton-premier-league-live), the most notable of which was Jordan Pickford dropping down to the bench with Swedish international Robin Olsen taking his place between the posts.

The experienced England international has endured a difficult period marred by [controversy and errors](https://www.skysports.com/football/everton-vs-liverpool/428879) and found himself replaced by summer signing Olsen who is on loan at Everton from Serie A giants AS Roma.

Ancelotti said via [Everton’ official Twitter account](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/ancelotti-explains-reasoning-after-dropping-jordan-pickford): “I just want to give @JPickford1 a rest for this game and to give an opportunity to Olsen, to have minutes. Jordan will be back for the next game against Manchester United.”

[Pickford was fortunate not to be suspended](https://www.teamtalk.com/news/pickford-escapes-retrospective-action) retrospectively after a horror challenge left Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk needing knee surgery in the 2-2 derby draw at Goodison Park on October 17.

In terms of league clean sheets, he has managed just one – [at Tottenham on September 13](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-pickford/leistungsdaten/spieler/130164) – for the Toffees, whose unbeaten start came to an end with a 2-0 defeat at Southampton last weekend. Their woes were compounded by yesterday’s defeat against Newcastle.

In [other key changes](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2020/nov/01/newcastle-everton-premier-league-live), both full-backs were new to Ancelotti’s team sheet; Niels Nkounkou made his Premier League debut on his birthday, whilst Jonjoe Kenny returned from injury into the Everton line-up.

There was plenty to unpack from Everton’s defeat, and fans across the footballing world were quick to have their say…

> Twitter: Maradona was “clever” with his hand ball too. Shouldn’t have been a penalty but a free kick the other way. #NEWEVE https://t.co/TjuVa1URF1 (@toadsy\_boro)

> Twitter: Feels great to wake up 2nd in the league this morn. If we hadnt had var go against against newcastle we’d be top ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f60e.svg) (@Yeti\_ProducerUK)

> Twitter: Plenty of positives to take away from a big win ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f64c.svg)
>
> \#NUFC | ![✍️](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/270d.svg) @LiamJKennedy23\
> https://t.co/sPNjDrOIbb (@MouthofTynePod)

> Twitter: You Everton fans have gone a bit quiet this weekend (@dsipokeful)

> Twitter: Back 3 vs Everton thank you. https://t.co/UQ1Vgq8T7r (@UtdZakee)

> Twitter: @grandoldteam @Everton Forward players winger / striker we have shown the issues of no rich and James in the last 2 games (@jonty1878)