The incident occurred when Bees ace Bryan Mbeumo accidentally caught Digne with a high boot, leaving the Villa player bleeding on the ground. However, referee Michael Salisbury did not blow for a foul.
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The decision infuriated the Villa fans, who began chanting “You’re not fit to referee” following the incident. Fans took to social media to express their displeasure with one stating “He’s *LITERALLY* bleeding from his eye from a stud to the face!?” It was clear that many of the fans believed that the referee should have blown for a foul, given the severity of the injury.