Newcastle given immediate penalty verdict after Lukas Hornicek nightmare moment

Alan Smith called the penalty Newcastle United conceded against Coventry City a "stick-on" after Lukas Hornicek "made a complete mess of it". The goalkeeper was adjudged to have fouled Sky Blues striker Sidiki Cherif by referee John Brooks. Hornicek initially denied Ephron Mason-Clark one-on-one, but the ball rebounded off him to the Coventry centre-forward. After throwing himself at the ball, Cherif appeared to flick it over Hornicek's outstretched arms, which instead made contact with the opposition player's right foot. The Sky Blues' summer signing jumped up in the air, throwing both his arms and legs up in the air, appealing.