Nachrichten

Anthony Gordon missed a penalty in Saturday's 0-0 draw between his old side Everton and Newcastle in the Premier League at Goodison Park.

Ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has decided to hit out at Everton.(Image: Getty Images)

Jamie Carragher has slammed Everton for mocking their former player Anthony Gordon after Saturday's 0-0 draw with Newcastle United at Goodison Park. Gordon squandered a golden opportunity to seal a vital three points for the Magpies when his first-half penalty was saved by Jordon Pickford.

The 23-year-old was returning to Goodison Park for the third time since joining Newcastle United in a £45million deal in January 2023. England international Gordon made 78 appearances for the Blues after joining them as an 11-year-old after his release from Liverpool - where he played youth football while first making his name.

‌

However, he departed Everton in acrimonious circumstances last January. Just months after helping the club fight off relegation, he submitted a transfer request and allegedly refused to turn up for training.

And less than 24 hours after Gordon's penalty was saved, Everton took to X - was Twitter - to mock him. The club posted a video of his missed penalty with added audio effects on their social media channel.

‌

The post came after the account was asked by a supporter to show Gordon's missed penalty again but this time with the buzzer noise, made famous on 90s quiz show Family Fortunes, that had greeted fans who failed to score in the half-time 'Hit the Bar' challenge.

Ex-Liverpool defender Carragher didn't see the funny side of the Blues' post, though. He said: "Local lad who came through your academy... Helped keep you up under Lampard, wanted out because the club was a shambles on & off the pitch & who you then sold for 40m. The Peoples club!"

The 46-year-old wasn't the only high-profile figure left unimpressed with Everton's social media post as the club's one-time medical director Dan Donachie labelled the mocking as "disgraceful". "Classy @Everton post this about a young man who spent around 10 years of his life with the club, he wrote on X. "No wonder. Disgraceful."

‌

Eddie Howe hailed Gordon - who was subject of a summer bid from Liverpool - for his response to the setback and praised the forward for how he dealt with the challenge of returning to Goodison Park. "Naturally he will be disappointed, but a much better performance from him than here last year, I thought he dealt with the occasion well," said the Newcastle boss.

"I thought he handled that disappointment really well as I know from personal experience not - missing a penalty but making a mistake - the moment goes against you and plays on your mind. It can affect you negatively.

"He really learned from last season's game and international experience. There was a lot of pressure on him in that moment - anybody can miss a penalty. We absolutely support him and he's been incredible for us, and tactically he gave them a problem."