Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade insisted he is 'not the type of player' to try and con referees into getting a rival sent off.

Woltemade's claim explained why he refused to go down despite copping an elbow to the face from Arsenal defender Gabriel. Arsenal in 940-day first to close gap on Liverpool as Newcastle suffer more late heartbreak

The Magpies' record signing was struck by the Brazilian immediately following a kick-off that stemmed from his opening goal in Arsenal's 2-1 win on Sunday.

After being hit by Gabriel , who believed he was fouled by the 23-year-old for his 34th minute header, Woltemade tugged on his rival's pants before he pointed his finger at the centre-back.

However, the incident was not deemed worthy enough for VAR to encourage a pitch-side review from refe

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