"Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle overcame a raft of baffling refereeing decisions by Kavanagh to beat 10-man Villa 3-1 in their FA Cup fourth-round tie. They failed to spot Tammy Abraham was offside for Villa's opening goal, missed a shin-high tackle by Villa full-back Lucas Digne on Newcastle's Jacob Murphy which could have warranted a straight red card and then gave a free-kick for a handball by Digne even though he was clearly inside the penalty area at the time."
"Beswick was named as an assistant for the Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool match on Sunday, but Kavanagh and Greenhalgh do not feature. Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) believes in officials being accountable for their errors which explains Kavanagh missing out this weekend. However, he is highly regarded, was recently promoted to UEFA's elite list of referees and regularly officiates in the Champions League."
Chris Kavanagh and assistants Gary Beswick and Nick Greenhalgh faced heavy criticism after several missed calls during the Aston Villa versus Newcastle FA Cup fourth-round tie, which featured no VAR. Newcastle won 3-1 with Sandro Tonali scoring twice; officials failed to flag Tammy Abraham offside, missed a shin-high tackle by Lucas Digne on Jacob Murphy that could have been a straight red, and awarded a free-kick for a Digne handball while he was inside the penalty area. Beswick was named assistant for Nottingham Forest v Liverpool, but Kavanagh and Greenhalgh were not selected. Professional Game Match Officials cited accountability for errors for Kavanagh's omission, though he remains highly regarded and officiates in the Champions League.
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