Liverpool scored after Isaac Hayden head injury
Howe's side went ahead through Jonjo Shelvey. Still, referee Mike Dean awarded Diogo Jota's equaliser despite Hayden lying in the penalty box." Two of our players were on the floor, and one was holding his head," he said.
"The game should have been stopped immediately because the focus should have been on Isaac's welfare."Howe, whose side remain 19th in the Premier League table, added: "We had two players out of the game that would be defending that cross, and I think that's very unjust."
Following Jota's equaliser, Mohamed Salah scored his 22nd goal of the season before Trent Alexander-Arnold put the game beyond doubt with a fine strike three minutes from the end. But Howe said the first Liverpool goal was "the game's turning point".
"I can't understand how Mike has not stopped the game," he added. "Isaac was clearing his head immediately, lying in our six-yard box with another player and of course, that leads to the goal."I couldn't believe the game wasn't stopped. For me, that's a pivotal moment in the match.
"The priority has to be the safety of the player. We talk a lot at the moment about head injuries, and I felt it was a wrong decision."There was no acting from the player. He was down. He couldn't continue, and we paid the price for it.
"We've been harshly treated today, and it follows a similar pattern really of other games where we've not had the rub of the green or the decisions are going against us for whatever reason."But tonight, I think when you play at Anfield, and you've got the lead, suddenly [after Jota's goal], the crowd are in the game, and Liverpool are on the up, and that made it very difficult from that moment onwards."
Before the goal, Newcastle lost full-back Jamal Lewis to a hamstring injury, which Howe said: "looked bad".The former Bournemouth boss added: "It's not the time of year for us to lose players, and fingers crossed he's the only player who will probably go into the Christmas period now in any doubt."
Forward Allan Saint-Maximin also limped off late to be replaced by Callum Wilson, who was rested. But before Sunday's game at home to Manchester City, Howe said he did not know what the French player's injury was."He's such a big player for us, we don't; wet to lose him for any amount of time," Howe said.
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