ALAN SHEARER blasted a crucial VAR decision that went against Newcastle United in this afternoon's 2-1 win over Brentford.

Having already awarded one penalty for a Sven Botman foul on Kevin Schade, referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot again after a lengthy VAR review resulted in him being instructed to check his pitchside monitor after Alexander Isak caught Rico Henry in the area.

It took more than three minutes for the VAR to reach a ruling, and even then the decision to award a spot-kick was hardly clear-cut.

Ivan Toney scored from the spot to give Brentford the lead, having previously seen an earlier penalty saved by Nick Pope.

Shearer tweeted: "Never ever clear and obvious. Another long wait. B******t."

The BBC pundit was back on social media praising Eddie Howe after the head coach's half-time substitutions helped Newcastle turn things around in the second half.

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Howe brought on both Callum Wilson and Anthony Gordon at the interval. and the pair both had a positive impact as an own goal from David Raya and a wonderful first-time finish from Isak secured the win that took Newcastle back up to third in the table.

Shearer tweeted: "Great win for the Toon. Much better second half. Eddie’s changes at HT were brilliant."