Wayne Rooney last night accused referee Chris Kavanagh of making ‘one of the worst decisions’ he has ever seen in football on a shambolic night for officials at Villa Park. Despite being on the wrong end of multiple game-changing decisions, Newcastle United still managed to navigate their way past Aston Villa to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup. ‘That decision is one of the worst decisions I have ever seen in football because at no stage was Digne out of the penalty box,’ Rooney fumed. 🗣 "That decision is one of the worst decisions I've seen in football. ‘But then on the other side, I was wishing there was VAR on the first goal against us, and probably throughout that game!’

Source: Metro February 14, 2026 21:59 UTC