Aston Villa and QPR bosses at odds over penalty

RIVAL bosses Alex McLeish and Neil Warnock were at odds over a series of controversial penalty decisions by referee Michael Oliver.

The Northumberland official awarded a dubious spot-kick for Armand Traore’s challenge on Gabby Agbonlahor.

But he twice failed to spot Alan Hutton handling the ball inside the Villa penalty box.

Gabriel Agbonlahor and Armand Traore

“Ours was a penalty,” said McLeish afterwards. “As soon as the referee blew his whistle I said it was a penalty.

“I felt that Gabby Agbonlahor was impeded.

“I know that Queens Park Rangers had claimed for a couple of handballs.

“But, if you’re going to give penalties for that, then we should say every time it hits someone’s hand it is a penalty.

“Some decisions we did get, some they got. The referees have got a hard job to do and I think everyone realises that.”

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