Newcastle United defender Sven Botman was dubbed "utterly embarrassing" after the role he played in Brentford's third goal on another afternoon to forget for the Magpies on their travels.
Tierney took centre-stage, the former denying Brentford what looked a clear penalty for a foul by Dan Burn – instead booking Dango Ouattara for a dive – and the latter surprisingly agreeing.
But, lo and behold, a few minutes later when Ouattara went down again under Burn’s challenge, Attwell this time pointed to the spot and showed the hapless Burn a second yellow card.
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Igor Thiago rolled in the penalty and added a third in stoppage time to condemn Newcastle to more misery on their travels on the fourth anniversary of Eddie Howe’s appointment as manager.
The big controversy erupted when Ouattara tumbled, Burn protested his innocence and Attwell waved away Brentford claims for a spot-kick and flashed the yellow card instead.
Replays showed Burn had clearly made contact with Ouattara’s foot before he went down but Tierney upheld Attwell’s decision, “minimal contact” was the official explanation.
Then came the reprise; Ouattara brought down again by Burn. This one was maybe less convincing, but Attwell pointed to the spot.
Sven Botman dubbed "utterly embarrassing" in Newcastle defeat
A lot of the blame will be put on Burn for his second yellow card and the penalty that he conceded as a result, but the rest of the Newcastle squad didn't exactly enjoy excellent outings, either. Nick Woltemade came away with an assist, but largely struggled to make the ball stick for the Magpies going forward and Sven Botman looked a shadow of his best self.
At the centre of criticism, Sky Sports' commentary team took aim at Botman after Thiago scored his second of the afternoon, saying: "Sven Botman, I don't think he knows that Thiago is behind him, he thinks Ramsdale is coming, he stops running, it's going to end a sorry afternoon this for the Geordies."
The criticism didn't end there, either. Newcastle reporter Joel Bland dubbed Botman "utterly embarrassing" for Brentford's third and final goal - a verdict that is hard to dispute.
The Dutchman was all too casual before Thiago took full advantage to leave Newcastle on just three Premier League wins in their opening 10 games. Alan Shearer accused the Newcastle squad of being "lazy" when they lost 3-1 against West Ham United last week. Now, a week later, Botman has been accused of not running.
Whilst they continue to thrive in the Champions League, Newcastle remain in the bottom-half of England's top tier following a disastrous start.
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