BBC NEWS; Aston Villa appointed referee for Ipswich Town, who made a deadly error during the notorious Leeds United match.
Aston Villa will be optimistic of maintaining their early-season momentum when they go to Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon.
Aston Villa defeated Wolves 3-1 on Saturday, marking Unai Emery’s fifth win in six matches in all competitions.
Emery faced a Villa claim as Matheus Cunha scored before half an hour, but a second-half comeback secured the three points.
Following victories over Young Boys in the Champions League and Wolves in the Midlands, the Villans will now face newly promoted Ipswich Town.
Kieran McKenna’s team is still looking for their first Premier League win of the season, but they have showed encouraging indications, particularly in their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City, where they grabbed the lead via Sammie Szmodics.
It promises to be a fantastic show at Portman Road, but the refereeing choices may worry supporters.
Stuart Attwell has been appointed as the referee for Ipswich Town against Aston Villa.
The Premier League has appointed Stuart Attwell as the referee for Villa’s trip to East Anglia this weekend, with Darren England on VAR duty.
Attwell has coached Villa in only 16 games, but their record is impressive, with nine wins and three losses.
The 41-year-old is also known for issuing 36 yellow cards, one red card, and five penalties during their outings.
There is always drama and excitement when Attwell referees an Aston Villa match, and many will recall the controversial decision he made in their Championship encounter against Leeds United in 2019.
Stuart Attwell incorrectly sent off Anwar El Ghazi in Leeds United vs. Aston Villa in 2019.
Leeds and Aston Villa faced off in one of the most contentious Championship matches in history in 2019, as both sides fought for promotion.
Mateusz Klich’s 72nd-minute goal turned a heated encounter into a dramatic breakdown of tempers.
Klich’s curling effort came at a moment when Villa forward Jonathon Kodjia was sprawled out on the ground following a crushing challenge from Liam Cooper, prompting his teammates to request that the ball be removed from play.
Tyler Roberts passed up the opportunity to do so and instead sent the Polish midfielder through, resulting in a massive on-pitch brawl.
Attwell sent out Anwar El Ghazi during the altercation, but the independent panel later reversed his red card, concluding that the Dutchman’s elbow never struck Patrick Bamford’s face.
In the end, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa shown wonderful sportsmanship by instructing his team to let Villa score from the restart through Albert Adomah.
The season ended in triumph for Villa, who defeated Derby County at Wembley Stadium to reclaim the Premier League, while Leeds were eliminated in the play-off semi-finals by the Rams.
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