{"id":35832,"date":"2025-04-20T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/35832\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T14:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:49:23","slug":"fabian-schar-red-card-call-reviewed-as-newcastle-thrashed-by-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/35832\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabian Schar red card call reviewed as Newcastle thrashed by Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" \"Keith <\/p>\n

Sat 19 April 2025 20:18, UK <\/p>\n

Newcastle United centre-back Fabian Schar had an eventful start to his side\u2019s clash with Aston Villa, and Keith Hackett has revealed whether the Swiss international should have been sent off in that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official exclusively told Football Insider<\/strong> the Magpies ace was rightly not shown a straight red card for denying Ollie Watkins<\/a> an obvious goalscoring opportunity.<\/p>\n

Going into that game at Villa Park on Saturday (19 April), Watkins had a point to prove after being dropped for Marcus Rashford in the Aston Villa lineup<\/a> in recent weeks, and he wasted no time doing so.<\/p>\n

With less than a minute on the clock, the England international put his side in front when his shot deflected off Schar<\/a> and into the back of the net.<\/p>\n

The centre-back would level for Newcastle with 18 minutes gone when he headed home a Harvey Barnes<\/a> cross.<\/p>\n

Between those two goals though there were questions over whether Schar could have been sent off for a clash with Watkins.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"KeithKeith Hackett has reacted to a possible red card for Fabian Schar <\/p>\n

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Fabian Schar avoids early red card at Aston Villa<\/strong><\/p>\n

With 13 minutes on the clock, Watkins attempted to run on to a high ball over the top of the Newcastle<\/a> defence to get through on goal.<\/p>\n

The Aston Villa<\/a> striker\u2019s attempts to do so were stopped when he was pulled to the ground by Schar, who was then shown a yellow card by referee Jarred Gillett.<\/p>\n\nFabian Schar vs Aston Villa<\/td>\nTotal (as per SofaScore<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGoals<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAccurate Passes<\/td>\n31\/37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDuels Won<\/td>\n0\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nClearances<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nShots Blocked<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFouls<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

VAR then confirmed the decision, despite questions about whether the centre-back should have been sent off due to a lack of other covering defenders between him and the goal.<\/p>\n

Hackett<\/a> though is confident that the correct decision was reached as Watkins would have struggled to gain possession given how far ahead of him the ball had been played.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Newcastle United lose despite escaping early sending off<\/strong><\/p>\n

After being asked by Football Insider<\/strong> whether Schar could have been sent off for bringing down Watkins as the last man, the former referee said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe referee has judged this incident correctly. Part of [determining] the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity is to judge the probability of the attacker being able to control the ball. There is doubt, therefore, [a] yellow card [is the] correct decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schar was later lucky not to concede a penalty for a challenge on Watkins<\/a> inside his own area during the second half of the game.<\/p>\n

Despite that, Newcastle still produced a well below-par performance as they were thrashed 4-1 by Aston Villa<\/a>, in what could prove a blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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