Anthony Gordon slams 'ridiculous' Newcastle sending off decision in epic West Ham comeback win

Anthony Gordon has branded the decision to send him off during Newcastle's thrilling comeback over West Ham as "ridiculous".

Gordon played a key role in Newcastle's dramatic 4-3 Premier League victory on Saturday, winning crucial two penalties and setting up the late match-winning goal. However, the celebration was short-lived when referee Rob Jones showed him a second yellow card for time-wasting by kicking the ball away.

Gordon's ire was directed at the rules rather than the ref, however. He said: "I tapped the ball away. How far you want to look into that... it's incredible really. To get sent off for tapping a ball five yards. To be honest with you, I only think he booked me because he didn't know he'd booked me before. That's not good enough to be honest with you. I don't want to complain about referees because they have a job to do. They are the rules so he's sticking to the rules and laws of the game but it's ridiculous really.", reports the Mirror.

Eddie Howe is disappointed to be without Gordon for his return to former club Everton in midweek. he said: "That's a huge blow for us, it sort of summed up the day really another absentee. A big blow for us, especially for him personally with the game it was but Harvey and Elliot [Anderson] have come on the pitch and done really well so at least we have players in form."

Howe praised Saturday's matchwinner Barnes after his two late goals sealed a huge three points, saying, "He is an incredible player," "We have missed him this season and he would have given us quality wherever he played. He is a goalscorer and they are so valuable, and his two finishes today were of the highest quality."

Gordon isn't the only one missing from Newcastle's team for the Everton game;