According to ESPN, Waltermad had a dispute with Arsenal defender Gabriel in a game where Newcastle lost 1-2 to Arsenal at home.
Waltermad scored a header in the 34th minute of the game, helping the team take the lead. However, Gabriel claimed Waltermad pushed him before the header, and the two continued to argue about the matter after the game restarted.
TV footage shows Gabriel hit Waltermad in the face with his elbow in an off-game situation, but neither the referee nor the VAR made a penalty. After the game, Waltermad said he refused to accept Gabriel's apology.
Waltermad said in an interview with Sky Sports: "After the goal, I felt his elbow hit my face, and we were only two meters away, so his arms must have been raised very high. I told the referee I felt the face hit, and I don't think it should have happened, but I'm not the kind of player who would fall for it. Sometimes you might need to do it, but it's not my football style."
"He apologized to me afterwards, so I think he knew he hit me in the face. But to be honest, that didn't solve the problem. I don't like this behavior, if you do something in the game and then say sorry after a few seconds, it's not part of the football. I like that kind of fierce confrontation, but his elbow shouldn't be on my face."
source:7m cn vn livescore