Football fans were divided after Joelinton appeared to handle the ball just before Newcastle's equaliser against Tottenham on Saturday.
The game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium started in electric fashion as Dominic Solanke put an injury-ravaged Spurs in front with a brilliant diving header from Pedro Porro's cross in the fourth minute.
Just two minutes later Newcastle were level after Gordon fired a shot into the far corner from Bruno Guimaraes' pass, though Spurs players were fuming after claiming Joelinton had handled just before supplying the ball to Guimaraes.
Tottenham were guilty of sloppy play while passing out from the back and Bergvall attempted to get rid of a loose ball, only to smash it against the hand of Joelinton. However, the referee refused to chalk off the goal despite the protests as the Brazilian's hands were by his sides.
There was a mixed reaction to the decision, with many insisting it was "ball to hand" and that Joelinton could do little about it given how fast the ball was travelling.
"There's nothing he can do to get out way BUT if that all happened inside the box it would've been ruled out I feel," a supporter wrote on Twitter.
Another pointed out that rules had been tweaked in the Premier League, with only the goalscorer penalised for accidental handballs this season.
But others claimed Newcastle would not have been able to score without the ball hitting his hand and said it should have been ruled out.
Another said: "The goal DOES NOT happen without the handball!! They have gained an advantage from the ball hitting his hand. How is it not handball?
One fan called it "an absolute joke of a decision, while a tweet from another read: "How has that not been overturned? Joelinton literally intercepts the ball with his hand."
Pundit Curtis Jones was baffled by the call on BBC 5 Live, saying: "Spurs.... again giving the ball away. The ball is played by Lucas Bergvall and he is trying to play it wide. Joelinton gets the block and then a simple ball into Anthony Gordon. I have no idea about the handball rule anymore."
A statement from the Premier League explained the decision. It said: : "The referee’s call of goal was confirmed by VAR, who checked for a potential handball by Joelinton in the build-up and deemed that his arm was by his side, in a natural position and the contact was accidental."
Tottenham fans will rue the decision to give the goal as Newcastle later gained the momentum before going ahead just before half time thanks to Alexander Isak's fifth goal in three games.