Why Aleksandar Mitrovic's penalty for Fulham didn't stand against Newcastle
Aleksandar Mitrovic endured an unhappy return to St. James' Park as Fulham lost 1-0 to their hosts Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon. Collectively, Fulham's leading scorer will mourn his side's first defeat since November after a run of five straight victories. However, his intrinsic involvement in the reverse, squandering a chance to open the scoring from a second-half penalty , will be the most haunting aspect of Sunday's defeat. 20 minutes before Alexander Isak nodded in the game's only goal in the 89th minute, Mitrovic had already put the ball in the net against his former employers only to have his celebration quickly cut short. Here's why the Serbian's spot-kick was disallowed on an afternoon to forget. Newcastle 1-0 Fulham: Player ratings as Alexander Isak snatches 3 points with late winner Why Mitrovic's penalty for Fulham didn't stand against Newcastle Andreas Pereira had already seen one spurious penalty appeal waved away before Bobby De...