Newcastle United vs Man United ref watch: Three decisions Peter Bankes got disastrously wrong
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Credit: Imago / Manh Tung - Breaking Media Newcastle United vs Man United ref watch: Three decisions Peter Bankes got disastrously wrong Wed 4 March 2026 22:20, UK Peter Bankes was the pantomime villain as Newcastle United welcomed Manchester United to St James’ Park.The referee had multiple contentious incidents to unravel on Wednesday, 4 March, and neither he nor VAR appeared to be confident in their decisions in a key Premier League clash.Anthony Gordon would open the scoring from the penalty spot, just moments after Jacob Ramsey was sent off for a second bookable offence, with Casemiro equalising before the half-time whistle.It looked for all the world that the Red Devils would kick on and win the game, but Will Osula, who nearly left Newcastle in the winter, scored the goal of his life to keep all three points at St James’ Park. ⚽ Man United Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert previews and tactical analysis for every Manchester United fixture. VISIT THE MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Peter Bankes should have sent Joelinton packingIn the 38th minute, Joelinton, unsurprisingly, saw his name go into the referee’s notebook.
He dragged Matheus Cunha down for an obvious booking, but the Brazilian clearly disagreed.If Bankes was blissfully unaware, one of his officials should have had a word in his ear. Joelinton, who had just received his yellow card, walked away while sarcastically applauding the referee.That is always the most standard of cautions, and it should have ended in a red card.
Speaking of red cards…Jacob Ramsey unfairly punished in penalty controversyAs already discussed, Ramsey was shown a second yellow card in the first half.There was no arguing over his initial booking whatsoever. In the first minute of added time, though, there was a massive decision to make.Ramsey had gone to ground in the penalty area as Senne Lammens rushed out at his feet.