Aston Villa release statement on ‘major contributing factor’ to CL failure; referee ‘concerns’ reveale
Aston Villa have release a statement, confirming they have ‘written to the. PGMOL to raise concerns’ after Sunday’s loss to Manchester United.
Aston Villa have narrowly misse out on Champions League football, finishing เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย sixth in the Premier League and a place below Newcastle United on goal difference.
With Newcastle losing to Everton and Nottingham Forest’s defeat against Chelsea, a point would have enough for Aston Villa to snatch sixth spot.
But the Villans did not turn up on the final day as they were deservedly beaten 2-0 against Man Utd, with Amad Diallo and Christian Eriksen scoring against their Premier League rivals, who finishe the match with ten men following Emiliano Martinez’s red card.
Before Diallo opene the scoring, Aston Villa had a goal controversially rule out for a suppose foul on Altay Bayindir.
Referee Thomas Bramall thought Bayindir had both hands on the ball when challenge by Morgan Rogers, but this was not the case and the goal should have stood.
VAR could not intervene to correct this mistake because Bramall blew his whistle for a free-kick to halt play before the ball found the net, so Aston Villa’s anger is justifie.
After the final whistle, former head of the PGMOL, Keith Hackett, hit out at Bramall’s “huge mistake” and it was reporte that they will lodge an ‘official complaint’.
Hackett said: “The goalkeeper does not have control of the ball it is loose and the actions of the forward not dangerous.