Former Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford did not have a good game for Everton against Newcastle United.
Pickford did not have a good game during Everton’s 3-2 defeat to Newcastle away from home at St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The England international goalkeeper should probably have been sent off for a rash challenge on Salomon Rondon, and he did not look too confident between the posts for the Toffees.
Arsenal legend Wright has suggested that Pickford was caught up in the Newcastle-Sunderland rivalry.
The 25-year-old goalkeeper started his professional club football career at Sunderland and joined Everton in the summer of 2017.
The Daily Star quotes Wright as saying about Pickford: “I thought Pickford got too wrapped up in the whole Sunderland-Newcastle emotion of the day. He should have been focussing on his game more I thought.
“How he didn’t get sent off for the incident with Rondon in my opinion was terrible. That is a deliberate attempt to take the man out and it’s poor. For me it is a sending off and he is very fortunate to be on the pitch to save the penalty.
“It was happening all day with him and the Newcastle fans, the gestures, and he should have just been focussing more on the game. He made mistakes in the game and Newcastle took advantage of it.”
The result means that Everton are 11th in the Premier League table at the moment with 37 points from 30 matches.
As for Newcastle, the Magpies are currently 13th in the standings with 34 points from 30 matches, six points above the relegation zone.
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