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Marco Silva hits out at Premier League referees over 'clear' Fulham penalty decision in Aston Villa defeat

Marco Silva let rip at Premier League officials after claiming Fulham had been denied a clear penalty in their 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa.

With the visitors leading 1-0, Josh King raced into the box and tumbled over a challenge from Emi Martinez – only to receive a booking for diving instead of a spot-kick.

Silva was already fuming about incidents at Chelsea earlier this season, when a goal from King was controversially disallowed after a VAR check, and the hosts were given a disputed penalty.