DWIGHT GAYLE got off to such a fast start against champions Liverpool that BT Sport cameras almost missed Newcastle’s opening goal.
The England striker sprung the offside trap to poke home past Alisson after just 25 seconds at St James Park.
But fans barely had a chance to watch the 29-year-old’s finish after he latched onto a lofted through ball from Jonjo Shelvey.
Virgil van Dijk had been penalised for a foul on Allan Saint-Maximin and BT Sport were busy screening the Dutchman’s challenge when Gayle was played in.
Replays showed that his compatriot Gini Wijnaldum had thrown the ball back to Shelvey who launched a quick one over the top.
And fans who had been forced to watch the game at home were annoyed at BT for switching off like the Reds backline as coverage came back just in time for Gayle to poke home.
One tweeted: “We all missed it because you’re too busy showing bloody replays when the game is on.”
Another said: “Very ITV 1990s. You missed it. If the camera cuts and the ball’s rolling over the line you missed it.
“The ball should always be on screen when the game is live. Quit the close ups and replays while the ball is in play.”
A third added: “Well show us the game and not replays of the game and we might get to watch it.”
Thankfully for fans, BT managed to capture all the build-up to Van Dijk’s equaliser shortly after.
The Ballon d’Or runner-up atoned for his earlier error by rising above two defenders to head home from an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cross.
Neither Liverpool or Newcastle can improve on their position with a win, the Reds already crowned Prem champions and the Magpies five points adrift of Southampton.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
