On the eve of Eddie Howe's birthday, PSG were presented with the mother of all gifts against Newcastle United: a 98th-minute penalty that Kylian Mbappe duly unwrapped. It was rather telling that Tomasz Kwiatkowski, the VAR who sent referee Szymon Marciniak to the pitchside monitor, was swiftly stood down by UEFA. Newcastle were already going to be backed, particularly if something was still riding on it, but St James' Park will be absolutely rocking next month after this. It is hard to imagine Mehrdad Ghodoussi having to resort to calling on the fans to 'be louder' as the Newcastle part-owner did last week. That game is going to take on huge significance for lots of different reasons.

Source: Metro November 29, 2023 13:55 UTC