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title: "Newcastle United: Fans slam Jarred Gillett in first half"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-09-25T14:45:54Z"
modified: "2021-09-25T14:45:54Z"
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# Newcastle United: Fans slam Jarred Gillett in first half

**Many Newcastle United fans have been left slamming Jarred Gillett in the first half of their game away at Watford on Saturday afternoon.**

The Australian referee decided to give Javier Manquillo a yellow card for a foul on Danny Rose in the 18th minute of the match, and a lot of Magpies thought that it should not have even been a foul, let alone a booking.

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Gillett has made history in today’s fixture by being the [first](https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/jared-gillett-referee-australian-who-premier-league-watford-vs-newcastle-1209077) ref from outside of the UK and Ireland to have refereed a game in the Premier League, after spending two years officiating in the EFL Championship, and he also spent nine years in the Australian top flight.

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However, several members of the Toon Army have been unhappy with his performance so far, and will want more decisions to go their way in the second half against the Hornets.

### Newcastle fans on Gillett

These NUFC supporters were left slamming Gillett on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1441769158551617542) after his first-half performance:

**“Ref’s all over the place.”**

[Credit: @Fcb1892](https://twitter.com/Fcb1892/status/1441769420087517186)

**“Ref having a nightmare”**

[Credit: @cody91287149](https://twitter.com/cody91287149/status/1441769350902415374)

**“Referee clearly trying to make a name for himself here”**

[Credit: @mickycantwell](https://twitter.com/mickycantwell/status/1441769479650828289)

**“Send him back to Aus”**

[Credit: @GeordieKyle](https://twitter.com/GeordieKyle/status/1441769363917312003)

**“This ref is card happy mind.”**

[Credit: @Mr\_JDAW](https://twitter.com/Mr_JDAW/status/1441769583619166209)

**“What a joke”**

[Credit: @halligan\_ethan](https://twitter.com/halligan_ethan/status/1441769346225750034)

[***In other news, find out what double injury blow Newcastle have suffered here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/team-news-watford-willock-lascelles/)