Sky Sports 13 hours ago · 20 Oct 2026

Webb backs Botman decision despite pundits' calls for red card

Referees' chief Howard Webb believes there was nothing "clearly wrong" with the decision not to send off Newcastle defender Sven Botman for his tackle on Aston Villa striker Nicolas Jackson.

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